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Many people consider starting the day with a glass of fruit juice and vegetables is a healthy thing. However, it turns out health benefits of fruit juice is not as unthinkable. Under certain conditions, fruit juices are also storing dangers to health.
The scientists claim that fruit juices contain too much sugar that it can increase the risk of cancer. Even when processed and packaged, many substances in fruits that protect the body from disease, it disappeared.
Australian researchers have tried to reveal how effective of a variety of fruits, vegetables, and juices in preventing the development of colon cancer. They made a questionnaire to 2,200 people associated with their food daily. The research team later to track respondents over the past two years to see the pattern of disease progression.
The results showed that those who eat fruits and vegetables such as apples, cabbage, cauliflower, and broccoli will reduce the risk of colon cancer. However, surprisingly, those who consumed fruit juice high risk for cancer.
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Your coffee enthusiasts? If so, it never hurts to maintain these habits for health reasons.
Studies held at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, found that drinking two cups of coffee per day, significantly reduced the risk of stroke. Previously, they studied several types of drinks, some stimulate the development of a stroke while others actually help save lives. And, coffee has been included in the class confirmed that prevent strokes.
To get the conclusion that study, researchers collected data from eight studies between 1960 to 2011. The result, those who consumed two cups of coffee per day 14 percent less risk of blockage of blood vessels in the brain. Meanwhile, those who drink up to 4 cups of coffee per day, it can reduce the danger of stroke by 17 percent.
But the researchers stressed that eating more, consume coffee more than necessary will not improve the body’s protection against the dangers strore. The reason, they are addicted to caffeine by drinking more than six cups of coffee can reduce the risk of stroke only 7 percent.
Researchers said that there are antioxidants in coffee protect blood vessels in the brain from damage caused by lipoproteins or better known as bad cholesterol, causing a stroke.
So far, health experts have revealed that laughter makes the perpetrator more healthy. Apparently, the researchers have proved that laughter is the most efficacious drug versus pain. Why?
A study by Oxford University found that the laughter does not just help you feel better, but it also helps against pain. But just laugh out loud are able to increase the happy hormones, endorphins.
Professor Robin Dunbar, one of the revolutionary British biologist, comparing respondents who watched comedy films with a film based on the facts. Then he asked their tolerance to disease.
Such tests include how long they are able to hold bottles of wine coming out of the cooler, and bend your knees with your back against the wall. The result, those who watch comedy and laugh more often have a higher tolerance to the disease.
Endorphins help the body connected to one another, laughing also good for the heart, being able to expedite the flow of blood just as we exercise or taking cholesterol-lowering drugs.
With a laugh, one can also reduce body weight. Within an hour, laughing can help lower the calories the same as lifting weights for 30 minutes.
The benefits do not stop laughing at that. Laughter can move at least 15 facial muscles, then laugh makes skin smoother and glowing. Laughter also helps fight disease, because it can increase the body’s immune system up to 24 hours.
Everyone needs to eat to sustain life. However, not all food consumed by humans is safe and healthy.
Sometimes, there are also foods commonly consumed daily it could threaten the safety of one’s soul.
Here are foods that are toxic and harmful if consumed:
Meat and eggs are not cooked
Meats – including red meat, poultry, and seafood-as well as raw eggs contain salmonella bacteria. These bacteria can cause gastroenteritis in humans.
Salmonella poisoning bacteria themselves are not life-threatening but can lead to serious complications. This threat occurs when bacteria enter the bloodstream because the body becomes weakened immunity.
Mushrooms
Mushrooms are a delicious menu to be used as cooking ingredients. However, not all fungi suitable for consumption.
Death Cap, Fool’s Mushroom, and Autumn Skllcap are three kinds of mushrooms are poisonous. When we eat it, it would appear the symptoms such as abdominal pain, vomiting, and extreme thirst.
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One in four stroke patients will probably die within a year due to any cause. And 8% of people who develop the disease will develop again in the near future.
Before it’s too late to avoid consuming lots of fruits and foods that contain lots of potassium high.
Potassium is an electrolyte needed to maintain body fluid balance, and is also involved in nerve and muscle control, and blood pressure regulation.
a study has suggested a diet high in potassium to help maintain healthy blood pressure and may protect against heart disease and stroke.
“Dietary intake of potassium is inversely proportional to the risk of stroke,” wrote lead researcher Susanna Larsson of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.
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