Really Doing Housework Can Burn More Calories?

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Domestic work is always done housewives in general such as sweeping the floor or wash clothes did have a relationship with the amount of calories burned. However, a new study examining the relationship between housework and burning calories to say that the women in today expend less energy than the women of the past decades, which ultimately revealed one of the reasons why rates of obesity in women in this age much higher. The results are published in the journal PLoS ONE, January 2013.
Technology to be one of the factors the decline of physical activity housewife

The study looked at the diary of the women aged between 19-64 years, from 1965 to 2010, and in particular seeing their activity in the household chores such as preparing meals (including cleaning after meals), washing clothes, and cleaning the whole house. The women in the era of the 65's that doing household chores can burn 4663 calories known a week (660 calories per day), while in 2010 the figure dropped to 2806 calories per week (400 calories per day).

What happened? The researchers say that technological advances such as the presence of microwaves and dishwashers have made housework less physically active. The presence of other technologies such as television and computers also make women today spend twice as much time to interact with these technologies. Indirectly, it also triggers the women to sit longer than the cooking, cleaning floors, washing clothes, and other homework.

The presence of domestic helpers or assistants is also one of the factors decreasing the activity of housewives. However this can not be the benchmark as a whole, because there are many women in this modern era that still remain physically active by exercising regularly at the gym or at home. Moreover, previous research by the University of California showed that women in today spend more time caring for children than women of old, where it could have been much time, energy, and mind rather than doing homework.

5 Benefits of Lettuce For Body Health

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Lettuce not only be complementary foods such as salads or sandwiches, but also a bright green leafy vegetables are crisp rich in nutrients and very beneficial for health. In Indonesia, the lettuce is often used as fresh vegetables like cucumbers, tomatoes, and beans. In addition to the unsightly color and crisp taste, there are some benefits to health lettuce that we can get, as the following will be reviewed.

5 Benefits of lettuce for health

1. Sources of vitamin A
Lettuce is rich in vitamins. One of the vitamins that are found mainly in lettuce is vitamin A. In addition, lettuce also contains beta-carotene. Vitamin A helps maintain eye health, as well as maintain healthy skin by increasing the mucus membranes.

2. Preventing age-related macular degeneration
Lettuce contains zeaxanthin that can help improve eyesight and prevent cataracts. Zeaxanthin has antioxidant properties and also help prevent age-related macular disease. Lettuce also contains flavonoids that can help prevent lung cancer and mouth.

3. Strengthen bones
Lettuce contains vitamin K, which can help strengthen bones by increasing bone mass and increased activity in bone osteotrophic also help prevent osteoporosis. Vitamin K also can reduce the risk of brain damage making it possible also to prevent Alzheimer's disease.

4. Increase Fertility
Fresh lettuce contains folic acid and vitamin C is abundant. Folic acid helps maintain the fetus in order to stay healthy during pregnancy to reduce the risk of possible complications. In addition, folic acid also helps improve the reproductive health of both men and women. Vitamin C in lettuce helps boost the immune system and helps fight infection.

5. Increase the metabolic rate
Lettuce is a rich source of various kinds of minerals such as iron, manganese, copper, calcium, magnesium, and potassium, in which these substances can increase the rate of metabolism in the body. Potassium has an important role to control blood pressure and improve heart health by regulating the body's water balance. While calcium in lettuce can strengthen teeth and bones. Copper and iron can help produce red blood cells in the body.

That's some lettuce for health benefits. However, you must remain vigilant because lettuce is one of the vegetables that are most vulnerable to pesticide exposure. Therefore, make sure you wash the lettuce first before cooking or consumption.

5 Foods to Avoid Before Exercise

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If you exercise with an empty stomach, your body will not have enough energy to support it. Eating too much or choose food that is not right before exercise is also a thing you should not do. This is because all the energy you will be redirected to digest food. Therefore, experts advise to eat foods naturally before exercising. In addition there are some foods that you should avoid before exercising. What is it? Here's his review.

5 Foods to Avoid Before Exercise

1. The food that can make flatulence
Foods such as beans, broccoli, fruit, and milk tends to give the effect of gas, which in turn will make your stomach discomfort while exercising.

2. Foods that are rich in sugar
Probably a good idea to eat a piece of cake or cupcake before exercise. Indeed, high-sugar foods can provide a quick source of energy for your body. However, calories 'sweet' will burn more quickly, causing you to feel tired more quickly as well. If you need instant energy source prior to exercise, choose healthy foods such as bananas, where the fruit is also offering a myriad of important nutrients for the body.

3. Spicy Food
Food was a bit challenging as spicy foods can indeed satisfy your desires. However, eating spicy foods before exercise can make your stomach discomfort, such as indigestion or heartburn, and will eventually damage your physical exercise program in the middle of the road.

4. Foods rich in salt
Avoid foods that are too salty or high salt before exercising. Salty foods tend to dehydrate. Dehydration can cause headaches and cramps that will affect your activities when exercising.

5. Food weight
If you plan to exercise, avoid eating a heavy meal as the food you eat each day before the move. Heavy food takes a long time to digest. Eating a heavy meal before exercising allows you to experience digestive problems when exercising. If you already eat a plate of rice with a variety of side dishes, wait for 2 hours before you decide to exercise.

6 Sleep Position and Personality Affect Your Health

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Not only speaking style, it turns out someone sleeping position can explain personality.

In a survey involving 1,000 participants, Professor Chris Idzikowski, director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service, analyzed six common sleeping position most do. Research findings indicate that sleep position not only affect health, but also can reflect a person's personality. What are the sixth position? Check out his review below:

The Freefall

Position: Lie on your stomach or on your stomach with your hands around the pillow and head turned to the side.

Personality: People with prone sleeping position tend to be extroverted and gregarious personality. However, they are often careless, seemed restless and irritable.

Health benefits: Lying on his stomach or stomach good for digestion.



The Fetus

Position: This position as the position of the fetus in the womb, bed roll, and turned to the side. It is the most common sleeping positions do. As many as 41 percent of the 1,000 participants, sleep with this position.

Personality: Those who sleep with this curled position tend to be shy and sensitive at heart. They need time to warm up in communicating with other people, but soon melts slowly and relaxed.

Health Effects: Noteworthy is not all direction (right or left) of these positions provide health benefits. Sleeping with a curled up position facing the left side can cause stress on vital organs such as the liver, stomach, and lung. So if curled is your favorite position, be sure to adjust your position facing the right side of the body.

The Log

Position: Lie on your side with arms at your sides and legs stretched out.

Personality: People who sleep in this position are social and relaxed.
Weaknesses: They have a tendency to trust anyone, including foreigners, thus making them gullible.

Health Benefits: This position makes the spine straight, beneficial for those who suffer from back pain.



The Yearner

Position: Almost the same as log position, but with both hands stretched out.

Personality: People with sleep position as these tend to be open to new things, but also suspicious and cynical. They require a long time to make a decision, weigh the good and bad repeatedly. But if they have to make a choice, they hardly ever change your mind or regret his choice.

Health Benefits: Helps relieve some of the problems associated with acid reflux disease and sleep apnea. But if these symptoms occur frequently, you may need to come to a specialist.


The Soldier

Position: Lie on your back with your arms at your sides.

Personality: People with sleeping positions like these are generally quiet and reserved. They do not like to make a deal on the big things. They set a very high standard of achievement for them and others.

Health effects: research shows that sleeping on your back can cause snoring, difficulty breathing, and sleep soundly.


The Starfish

Position: Lie on your back with both arms up.

Personality: People with sleep position like this is described as a good listener. They are always willing to offer help and generally do not like being in the limelight.

Health effects: As the soldier sleeping position, the effect is more likely to snore and have breathing problems that made sleep soundly.

11 Reasons To Eat Pomegranate

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Although easy to find in Indonesia, but it seems pomegranate is not so popular when compared with oranges, bananas, or mango. In fact, the benefits of pomegranate are numerous and are not inferior to other fruits. Pomegranate can be consumed directly in fresh condition, as a mixed fruit salad or salad, or made into juice. If consumed regularly, pomegranates can provide many benefits for health, including:

1. Anti-aging
Pomegranates can provide anti-aging effects. Pomegranate contains antioxidants with a number of very abundant and is one of the fruits with the highest scale as absorbing free radicals.

2. Protect kidney
New research published some time ago in the Journal of Renal Failure indicates that pomegranate juice may prevent kidney damage and protect the kidneys from harmful toxins.

3. Protect your heart
Some new research published in the journal Toxicology and Industrial Health showed that pomegranate juice not only protects the liver, but also can improve it when the liver is damaged.

4. Enhance the immune
Eating fruit or pomegranate juice can boost immunity

5. Anti-allergy
Pomegranate is rich in polyphenol substances that have been shown to reduce the biochemical processes associated with allergies

6. Preventing heart attack
Pomegranate also been shown to prevent heart disease. Recent research published in the journal Altheroclerosis showed that pomegranate can improve the body's ability to synthesize cholesterol and destroy free radicals in the vascular system.

7. Against Cancer
A study published in the journal Translational Oncology showed that the juice and pomegranate juice can kill cancer cells.
Breast Cancer: Scientists at the University of California studied the effects of pomegranate juice and nutritional components (luteolin, ellagic acid and punicic) in the fight against breast cancer. They concluded that the juice and pomegranate juice is effective in preventing the development of breast cancer.
Skin cancer: According to a new study published in the British Journal of Dermatology, consumption of pomegranate may affect the decrease in the development of two types of skin cancer is basal cell carcinoma and the squamous cell carcinoma.

8. Protection of DNA
Antioxidants in pomegranates also provide protection to the genetic components of the body.

9. Normalize blood pressure
A study published in the journal Plant Foods for Human Nutrition found that pomegranate juice can help prevent high blood pressure associated with high-fat foods.

10. Set the syndrome of insulin resistance
Research published in the journal Food and Function showed that pomegranate can help regulate blood sugar, increase the body's sensitivity to insulin, reducing inflammation and other factors involved in the insulin resistance syndrome, is associated with obesity and diabetes. Because of this, the pomegranate is believed to lose weight.

11. Improving the effectiveness of the drug
Pomegranate juice is known to increase the effectiveness of drugs used against gram-negative bacteria. Gram-negative bacteria are known as bacteria that are always against drugs.

Efficacy Onion Not Lose With Garlic

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Interesting story between onion and garlic seems not only happen in fairy tales or just soap operas. In the real world, these two herbs is also involved in 'competition', but not the negative competition like in the story. Competition in question is the second competition of the onions in a positive contribution to health. Both have properties that are good for the body. It is also reinforced by a number of studies which found that onions and garlic contain important substances that can support human health.

If the previous articles have discussed the properties of garlic, this article will discuss about the efficacy of onion. As with garlic, onions also contain important compounds and substances that are beneficial to the body, such as:

1. The compound Quercetin

•      This compound is a family of antioxidant compounds called polyphenols, flavonoids. The healthy compound is more contained in onions than garlic.
•      These compounds have anti-inflammatory properties, which makes decreasing the risk of cancer in man.
•      Arthritis or inflammatory disease that is treatable because these compounds.
•      For men, these compounds are also useful in improving prostate health and prevent prostate cancer.
•      In addition to anti-inflammatory, these compounds are also a natural antihistamine that can reduce allergic reactions.
•      Several studies conducted on the potential of these compounds, one of which is to preserve healthy cholesterol levels (HDL) and suppress bad cholesterol (LDL).

2. Sulfur Compounds

•      These compounds become penangung responsibility existence spicy flavor, distinctive aroma of onion, and gases that cause watery eyes peeled onion current.
•      Antimicrobial and antibacterial properties can fight cancer cells.
•      These compounds can also be used to treat respiratory problems, such as asthma.
•      In addition, sulfur also helps prevent blood clotting, which can prevent a heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis).

3. Vitamin A, E, and C
These vitamins have an important role as a good antioxidant.

4. Copper
This substance is an essential mineral that helps in the maintenance of bones and joints that are not affected by osteoporosis.

Another study was also carried out, that onions help prevent bowel and stomach disorders. It also affects the level of the high consumption of red onions can prevent colon cancer and cancer kololrektal. In addition, the organism in onion can help encourage the growth of healthy bacteria and inhibit the growth of bad bacteria in the gut.

Is Coffee Can Reduce Stress?

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If you're one of the 56 percent of adults who drink coffee every day, you may wish to increase energy, not relaxation. But the scientists found that coffee may have the potential to reduce emotional and physical stress. In the same way that coffee affects the brain to make you alert, it affects the neurotransmitters that can help your body fight the symptoms of stress and stress-related illnesses.

Research in animals
A Japanese study examined the coffee and also other components, caffeine and chlorogenic acid - a type of vegetable antioxidants - useful for reducing stress in the hippocampus in the rat brain. The researchers looked at the interaction of coffee with the brain chemical serotonin and dopamine, two neurotransmitters associated with emotion. The results, published in "Neuroscience Letters" 2002 edition found that coffee reduces the stress response of rat chemical when they were tested while under stress conditions.

Stress and Blood Pressure
Researchers in Switzerland found that coffee affects the stress-induced high blood pressure differently in people who drink frequently than those who rarely drink coffee. Research shows that coffee causes an increase in blood pressure under stress situations for which no / rarely drink coffee, but in those who drink coffee regularly, their blood pressure is not affected by stress. However, a previous study in 1992, published in "Psychosomatic Medicine," found that 6 cups of caffeinated coffee a day increases the heart rate response to mental stress.

Stress Associated With Pregnancy
The third trimester of pregnancy is stressful for many women because of physical changes of weight, pressure on the internal organs, back pain, frequent urination and heartburn. A Japanese team studied the effect of coffee consumption on stress in pregnancy, is determined by the level of cortisol, or "stress hormone." The study, published in 2006 in the "International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics," found that the level of cortisol in pregnant women significantly reduced after consuming coffee. However, as MayoClinic.com notes, because caffeine can affect your baby's heart rate and may be associated with a slightly increased risk of miscarriage, you should consume no more than two cups of coffee (each cup = 8-ounce) a day while pregnant.

Work Related Stress
Coffee is 'mandatory friends' in the office for most people, but one study published in 2007 in the journal "Psychoneuroendocrinology" shows that coffee is not a good thing when it is present at the time of occupational stress. Health-care workers who drank the most coffee had the greatest level of the stress hormone cortisol in the evening after a day of work. A second study was not published at the University of Bristol in England found that caffeinated coffee consumption in the workplace makes men feel more depressed, although it tends to reduce stress for women.

Related Stress Less Sleep
Staying up all night to prepare for the exam tomorrow and accompanied by a cup of coffee is not unusual for students, but if you lack of sleep can make your body stress. A study published in 2008 in the "Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry" found that the coffee aroma can help combat stress due to lack of sleep. When researchers tested the aroma of roasted coffee beans on mice in the laboratory, several genes in mice can be activated, including some that produce proteins with healthful antioxidant activity and reduce cortisol.

Causes and How to Overcome BREATH

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Bad breath is a problem most people. Not infrequently, the problem of bad breath can affect self-confidence, a sense of inferiority consequently arise when talking with others. Surely you are aware if your mouth odor, then it will also disrupt your interlocutors. Perhaps you are not aware if your mouth odor, but it never hurts to check themselves. The trick is to insert a clean finger into the mouth, then take the saliva on the back of the tongue. Furthermore, saliva is put on the back of your hand, wait a minute and smell the aroma. If the smell, then indeed your breath issued a pleasant aroma.

Cause BREATH

1. Bactery
Your bad breath can be caused by bacteria that thrive in the mouth. Gigi is a place bersembunyinya this microorganism and cover your tongue. They then multiply and will remove toxins and odors.

2. crypts
Crypts is the cause of halitosis (bad breath wafted current state when breathing). Located in the tonsil crypts hole. When the tonsils clot and too wide, the odor will gather in the holes. Clots can sometimes smell and create unpleasant mouth odor.

3. Bad Habits
Chewing tobacco and smoking is a bad habit that can cause odor really bad.

4. Food
The food here means smelling foods such as garlic, onion, banana, and other jengkol will cause bad breath sharp anyway, even though it has been brushing teeth, bad breath and even then remained there for hours.

5. Stomach Problems
Ulcer can also cause bad breath when burping. Low-carbohydrate diets can cause ketosis or fat burning in the body that produce odor.


How to overcome bad breath
There are several ways to cope with your mouth. Here are simple tips oral health experts quoted from klikdokter.org:

1. Toothbrush
Brush your teeth and tongue regularly and correctly. Brush the back of the tongue if you use fluoride tooth past because it can kill the bacteria that cause bad breath. This is based on a study that by brushing the tongue part, bad breath can be reduced by 70%.

2. Flossing
Flossing or flossing can be done because it can remove residual food tucked, remove plaque and so on.

3. Gargle
Gargle with peroxide because it can kill the bacteria that cause bad breath

4. Expand Drinking
Drink plenty of water to eliminate bad breath due to dry mouth. Dry mouth can occur due to a lack of fluid, breathing from the mouth, or certain drugs.

5. Check Sinus
Sinus could be the cause of willing mouth. Sinus infection may underlie the occurrence of bad breath

6. Eat Yogurt and Gum Xylitol
Eat yogurt to recharge the good bacteria in the gut. Chew also chewing gum that contains xylitol to reduce bad breath. By chewing gum can increase the levels of saliva which can rinse the bacteria in the mouth. You can also consume parsley and celery that have antifungal and antibacterial properties.

If these methods fail to remove your bad breath, consult your dentist. Check with your teeth every six months in order to control the problem of the mouth and teeth.

How to Cope with Skin Irritation

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Skin irritation can be caused by insect bites, chicken pox, eczema or skin burns. No matter how severe skin irritation, scratching can be a bad idea and will only exacerbate the problem. There are many medications available to help smooth your skin back, some of which are:

Aloe Vera (Aloe Vera)
Aloe vera or aloe vera can work to relieve the irritation of your skin. Sunburn or abrasions can be treated with aloe vera gel on the irritated area. Aloe vera gel can be purchased at almost any drug stores, pharmacies and so on. The skin will be better after topical aloe vera gel. However, if after applying this gel, your skin becomes worse and became a dark reddish color, chances are you have allergies.

Oatmeal (Oatmeal)
Oatmeal or wheat-based foods can also overcome skin irritation. Although it may sound silly at first, oatmeal can work wonders in overcoming skin irritation caused by chickenpox or poisonous plants. Wheat powder bath with warm water can relieve itching. There are also oatmeal-based lotion that can be rubbed on your skin before bed.

vitamin E
Vitamin E can keep skin nice and heal irritated skin naturally. Usually sold in the form of oil and can be rubbed gently with cotton on the inflamed area. Vitamin E in the form of capsules is also the same as in the form of oil. If you open a capsule of vitamin E, you can remove the gel contained within the capsule and apply it to the rash using a swab. Vitamin E also serves to help heal wounds without leaving a scar.

Prevent Skin Irritation
Although there are many ways to treat skin irritations, prevention is key. The skin can easily become irritated at cold temperatures. If the air temperature in the environment you're cold, always wear gloves to protect your hands from the cold. Use lotion every night so cold air does not dry out your skin. Be sure to wear sunscreen in hot weather when spending time at the beach or in the pool. When going to a mountain to climb, try to wear protective clothing and length to avoid direct contact with poisonous plants that can cause skin irritation.

9 Benefits of Honey for the Body

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Honey is a liquid syrupy sweet and creamy. Honey is produced by bees from the nectar of flowers. Many of the benefits of honey that we can get. Honey has been shown to have a positive impact to the health of the body, especially if consumed regularly. The benefits of honey for the body not only do we feel on the inside only, but can also be used on the outside of the body such as the skin are injured. The other benefits of honey are as follows ..

9 Benefits of Honey for the Body

1. Improve Digestive System
Honey can help improve the digestive system because honey has anti-bacterial properties. Honey is easily digested so good to eat children.

2. Diet
If you're want to diet, then honey can also be applied. A mixture of lemon, honey and warm water in drinking regularly can control your weight. Fat will be eroded but not draining, because honey can improve the energy. Eat honey 2 tablespoons a day so that your energy to stay awake during the day.

3. Sore Throat
Honey is also beneficial in treating sore throat. Do I add honey to the juice / juice drink ginger later on.

4. Sugar Substitute
Honey can be mixed in drinks or food. If you like to drink tea, try to replace the sugar with honey as a sweetener.

5. Prevent Cancer
Cancer can also be prevented by eating honey because honey contains carcinogens and as an anti-tumor.

6. Maintain Skin
The skin can remain supple and fresh by applying honey on the face for about 15 minutes. After that, rinse with warm water Waja.

7. Drug Injury
Honey can also be used as a first aid when the skin is injured as a result of cuts, burns, and other wounds. Honey has antiseptic properties that can prevent infection and reduce the growth of bacteria.

8. Help Sleeping Beauty
Combine as many as two teaspoons of honey with a cup of chamomile tea and drink before bed. This can help the nerves become calmer and your sleep more soundly.

9. Adding Sheen Hair
Wash the hair with two tablespoons of honey and mix with warm water. This method is believed to add sheen to hair.

That the benefits of honey are good for our health. By eating honey regularly, your health will remain intact.