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Walking Makes You Perfect Part l

June 16, 2011 by ·

KNOW ABOUT WALKING

Walking stretches your mind and your soul. It is dynamic mind & body process which creates a sense of rhythm. As you listen to your own silent rhythm, the pulse of life, your own heartbeat – you become whole, a complete man – fit in Mind, Body and Soul.

Walking energizes you, awakens you and stills your mind to fully relax. With the change of mind your moods change and you experience a physical and a spiritual upliftment. As you relax, your perception change and you reach from the everyday conscious mind to your highest level of mind – the intuitive mind. Your subconscious cuts through the mental clutter, releasing latent vitality and creativity, transcending traditional linear thinking and helping you find a creative solution. [Read more...]

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How To Go Vegetarian

June 11, 2011 by ·

Want to give up meat, but worry that you’ll miss out on flavor and important nutrients? Fear that you’ll end up gorging on carbs and getting fat? And wait, isn’t being a vegetarian too complicated? Don’t give in to popular myths. Our chefs give you the facts and tell you how to get enough protein, flavor and more to be a vegetarain…

What if you could wave a magic wand to feel healthier, get slimmer and reduce your risk of dying from heart disease, while also lowering your chances of developing diabetes, cancer and other ailments – from diverticulitis to dementia?

A no-brainer, right?

Six to eight million people think so. That’s how many Americans have adopted vegetarian eating. [Read more...]

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Beat Diseases With A Better Diet

May 29, 2011 by ·

Diet in Cardiac Diseases

The best diet for a healthy heart is a diet low in fatty and sugary foods and rich in fruits and vegetables which are quick foods that require little or no preparation time. They are loaded with important nutrients like vitamins, minerals, fiber and disease fighting antioxidants.

Unsaturated oils (refined oils) help maintain blood cholesterol levels if consumed in recommended quantities. Thus it is advisable to use only 4-5 teaspoons of cooking oil per day and a variety of refined oils should be taken. Select one from each group for your daily cooking purpose. Ratio of both oils should be 1:1. It is advised to use oil from Group A for 15 days and oil from Group B for 15 days or lunch with oil from Group A and dinner with oil from Group B. [Read more...]

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In The Event Of An Emergency

May 18, 2011 by ·

Imagine getting a phone call with the grim news that a friend or loved one is in the hospital. Ever wanted to do something but felt unsure of how to help? Sometimes in our haste to get matters done, we tend to forget the mere fact that above and foremost, prayer is one of the most important things to be considered. Well, close friend who have been a fall victim made his way checking-in and out of the hospital for the past few weeks. And because of this development, his in-laws wish to hire somebody to look into the needs of their patient which has been confined for quite a period of time now.

Subsequently, since nobody could took care their patient’s need, Medical Alarm is what they would need being one of the best gadgets ever produced today in the event of an emergency. What the patient do is just pressed the medical alarm’s button, sending a signal to a two way base station that is plugged into a telephone jack.  The base station then notifies the monitoring center, which then dispatches emergency service. What a big sigh of relief according to my friend, as he is now able to concentrate on other things.

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Prostate Cancers Advance More In Obese Men

May 17, 2011 by ·

Research has discovered that obese men are three times more likely to see the cancer spread beyond the prostate than those of a healthy weight.

The study suggests rising levels of obesity in recent decades could be an important factor behind higher rates of prostate cancer, although the fact the population is aging is thought to be even more important.

Researchers at Duke University Medical Centre in Durham, North Carolina, made their conclusions after looking at 287 men whose diseased prostates had been removed, who had then seen cancer return.

All had been given chemicals called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) to limit levels of natural testosterone, which is thought to trigger prostate cancer in some cases.

Those who were obese were three times more likely to have seen the returning cancer spread beyond the prostate after five years as those of a healthy weight, a process known as progression.

Dr Christopher Keto, lead author of the study, presented to the American Urological Association’s annual conference on Sunday, said: “Over the past decades, there has been increasing prevalence of obesity in the U.S. and Europe, and a high rate of prostate cancer that is the second-most lethal cancer for men.” [Read more...]

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Can Diets Fight Chronic Pain? The Science Isn’t There

May 9, 2011 by ·

The Internet is littered with diets and supplements that claim to cure everything from everyday aches and pains to heart disease, arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer — all by reducing inflammation.

Alternative medicine guru Andrew Weil recommends an anti-inflammation diet, and plans like The Zone and the Mediterranean diet are also built on the principles of the anti-inflammation theory.

“When you talk about a diet that emphasizes antioxidants or a diet that emphasizes foods that are said to have an anti-inflammatory effect, the diets are going to look very, very similar,” says Lisa Cimperman, a dietitian at University Hospitals in Cleveland.

Each diet emphasizes slightly different things, but they all have plenty of antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables, fish or small amounts of lean meat, whole grains, little to no processed or refined foods, and an emphasis on omega-3 fatty acids like those found in fish oil. [Read more...]

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Having Sex Or Drinking Coffee May Cause Stroke: Study

May 6, 2011 by ·

The Dutch study, published in ‘Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association’, identified eight main triggers that appear to increase the risk of intracranial aneurysm (IA) — a weakness in the wall of a brain blood vessel that often causes it to balloon.

If ruptures, it can result in a subarachnoid hemorrhage which is a stroke caused by bleeding at the base of the brain.

Other regular activities that may cause a stroke included vigorous physical exercise, straining to defecate, being startled, being angry and drinking cola, found the study.

“All of the triggers induce a sudden and short increase in blood pressure, which seems a possible common cause for aneurysmal rupture,” said lead researcher Monique H M Vlak of the University Medical Center in Utrecht, the Netherlands. [Read more...]

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