Medicine & Health Corner

Eating chili can it help lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Content of chili that gives spicy taste sensation, known by the name kapcaisin, can relax the blood vessels.

“We have revealed it to consume kapcaisin, most content on the chili, in the long term can reduce high blood pressure in rats with hypertension in genetic,” said Zhu Zhiming of the Third Military Medical University in Chongqing, China.

“However, the effect was dependent on chronic activation of something called the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1), which is a channel found in vascular channels. Activation of the channel that leads to increased production of nitric oxide, which is a gas molecule that protects blood vessels against inflammation and dysfunction. ”

Zhu’s research results have been published in the journal Cell Metabolism, August 2010 edition. This is not the first research to the search for a molecular link between kapsaicin and a decrease in blood pressure. The previous study examined only acute or short-term exposure to chemicals, rather than long-term treatment with kapsaicin to tackle hypertension in rats. Furthermore, epidemiological analysis, the researchers said the discovery was necessary to apply to humans.

Hypertensive levels in northeast China reached 20 percent, whereas in the southwestern region of China is only 10-14 percent. Zhu explains, “People in southwest China was more fond of eating foods that use chilies. For instance the local cuisine Chongqing.”

He added that there is now also a Japanese chili-containing capsinoid that produces a burning sensation, but not spicy like kapcaisin.

As there is a difficulty, one for maintaining weight loss rather than a desire to drop him. Four types of foods below will probably keep your body lean, as desired.

Berry

The content of anthocyanins in berries enhance gene activity in human fat cells. That is, when you consume foods containing anthocyanins did not experience weight gain even when given high-fat diet. Since you can not consume anthocyanins content of this example in cakes, drinks, sweets and so forth.

Bean

Who says eating nuts cause fat deposits, encouraging the emergence of pimples? Although this is a high-calorie foods, research in Japan have said that the nut causes the body to stay slim. The content of unsaturated fat, especially monounsaturated fat believed to increase good cholesterol, even took the body to burn more fat.

Protein

Quoted from Newsweek, in May and a study of five groups of people gather. Each group was given a strict diet with specific foods during dun months. And you know, the group with the protein diet was able to maintain their weight.

Fruit and Vegetables

Who could deny these two types of food in maintaining slimness body magic? Someone who consumed fruits and vegetables five or more servings a day can keep more weight compared with those consuming less. One portion is namely, a half cup of fruit that had been cut, one full cup of leafy vegetables or medium-size whole fruit.

Leaf tea from the mountains with an altitude above 1,000 meters to bring freshness to the tea bag. One bag of black tea brewed with boiling water can refresh body and calm the mind. Former steeping tea not wasted, because it can refresh the feet with tea marinade.

If you’re a fan of tea, have you found the uniqueness of the following tea?

The benefits of tea for the body:
* Tea liked all the people in the world after water. In fact, tea is also more popular than beer or wine. Studies show consumers the benefits of white tea with water equivalent to overcome thirst. The difference is more tea has a pleasant flavor and gives the effects after drinking. Thus tea became more interesting drinks, not just a thirst release liquid.

* From the smell alone, tea can provide relaxation effects and provide a sense of comfort. Because the content of L-theanine, which is an amino acid in tea that stimulate the brain to provide a sense of calm and vigilance is higher.

* Consuming bitter black tea (without added sugar or other) on a regular basis, as part of a lifestyle into a form of healthy diet. Those who have this habit, proved to be healthier than those not accustomed to drinking tea. Tea without milk or sugar is also good for you who are losing weight.

* Tea even be the best source of fluoride and can make healthy teeth. Flavonoids in tea can increase the acid resistance of tooth enamel and also functions as an antibacterial. Tea is known to work to overcome bad breath.

Brewed tea that has a direct effect on the body. Time steeping tea gives even still another function:
* Leaf dry tea can absorb odors in the refrigerator. Tea powder can also be sown in the drawer provides a refreshing scent.
* Tea, which wet can be used for cleaning windows and glass. How, brewing some tea bags with one liter of water, or can be tailored to the needs. Dip a soft cloth into the tea marinade and then wring it out and use to clean the furniture from wood or glass.
* Tea is also refreshing foot and provides a calming effect. Soak your feet in water with a tea solution. Prepare some disposable tea bag, mix it with water until thickened. Soak feet for 20 minutes.
* Tea can also be used as compress. For example to compress the eye, or on sunburned skin after swimming too long.
So, brewing and drinking tea regularly every day, take the benefits for the body. Make the tea bag is also a former brewing or dried tea leaves from your kitchen for a variety of everyday purposes.

According to research on experts in the UK, children are happiest living in the Netherlands and Scandinavia. While Britain itself is one of the worst place for a baby.

The researchers took into account many indicators of infant mortality and obesity to the welfare of families and households. Apparently, the Netherlands ranked first with a lead all the indicators.

Whereas in the second sequence, there Scandinavia to child mortality is very low. So also with teens who smoke and drink alcohol. After these two countries in Europe, other countries are Norway, Iceland, Finnish, Danish, Slovenian, Germany, Ireland and Luxembourg last.

The brain is central to the development of child growth and development. Child’s intellectual development relies heavily on the quality of brain function. For substances that nutrition has an important role to optimize the child’s brain development.

These substances are proteins and amino acids, which are required for cell growth and function of brain development and to protect from infection. Then the amino acids act as excitatory nerve material substance conductivity (neurotransmitter), thus contribute to improving concentration, emotion and restraint.

Other substances are fats and fatty acids, because it is needed for energy and growth of brain cells, this substance contained in many contemporary children’s milk. AA and DHA, which had affected the visual acuity and intelligence, to speed Sphyngomyelin excitatory nerve conductivity, sialic acid for learning speed memory, as well as a place Gangliosida processing and storage of information.

Then the carbs are not behind the FOS as an energy source of brain cells, certainly with prebiotic activity as stimulation of cells. Vitamins were required for the growth of brain cells, as well as minerals like iron for the formation of myelin, which acts as the speed of nerve conductivity, making it faster to process information, and leads to intelligence.

Special fatherly gangliosida, the brain is needed as the formation of memory and general function of the cerebrum, growth and formation of nerve cells and modulators, which can transmit information and store data. Gangliosida the highest concentrations found in the brain even bigger and cereberal cortex.

Ganliosida associated with the growth of nerve cells and involved in neuritogenesis (development of nerve cells) and the formation of synapses. Gangliosida are naturally present in breast milk, and can help the learning ability and memory storage, for which breastfeeding is highly recommended to always given.

In other words, so that a child’s brain is not slow to process and recognize a variety of new information to come as the development of life, you no longer get if only rely on the source of these substances than regular milk does not contain DHA, AA also.

While it is true that when you were a child, a parent may not provide AA and DHA, even your normal life also continues to remain healthy with the intelligence of the brain that is hardly slow. But while jealousy will stop technological development at that time did not yet exist. Because this involves the development of your child, your childhood was not a mandatory guidelines how to raise a child.