Things That Cause Hard To Lose Weight

Everyone would like to slim body. but in fact, losing weight is not something easy. General balance of nutrition and healthy lifestyle such as exercising to lose weight. There are several reasons that make people difficult to lose weight : 


1. Have a low resting metabolic rate and high metabolic efficiency
If the resting metabolic rate is low, the body will consume fewer calories, whereas the efficiency of your metabolism will burn fewer calories while moving. This condition makes a person difficult to lose weight.

2. Female sex
Percentage of women have a higher body fat than men, and more often save the excess weight in the hips, legs and buttocks. Whereas males contain more muscle burns calories even more than fat tissue. In addition men are known to have a better ability to suppress hunger when presented some foods, thereby reducing the desire to eat.

3. Mothers consuming high-fat diet during pregnancy
Several earlier studies showed if pregnant women eat foods high in fat it will affect the fat cells that form, weight and health status of a developing fetus, regardless of whether pregnant women are fat or thin.

4. Less sleep
Condition of the body that sleep deprivation can alter gastrointestinal hormones.Lack of sleep also makes control hunger is reduced, making it difficult to lose weight

Too Little Sleep? Can Increase Diabetes Risk

This article is relates to night sleep. Generally, people sleep 8 hours a day. But what happens if less than 8 hours? Yes of course you will feel sleepy. Besides that, it can cause disease.

Studies have long shown that people who sleep fewer than five hours a night have an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, the kind that tends to strike later in life.Up to 70 million Americans are estimated to suffer from chronic problems with sleep, from insomnia to sleep apnea. On today, impaired sleep are always associated with some diseases such as obesity, heart disease, depression, high blood pressure, memory impairment and a weakened immune system. Besides that, too much see the light at night can hamper a hormone involved both with sleep and suppressing tumor cells.

The following tips may be useful for maintaining your health :

1. Adults need Between seven and nine hours of sleep daily for good health.

2. If you work nights, go straight to bed when you get home. Avoid too much light along the way.

3. Let natural light help keep your biological sleep clock on schedule

4. Cultivated a healthy bedroom is one room dark, quiet and cool, in addition, avoid caffeine and alhokol when going to bed.

4 Healthy Habits For Penis Strong And Tight

Although it does not really matter to women, but this article may be useful for the men.

For teens, may not be a problem when asked about the ability of erectile. But imagine if you are aged 50-60 years, would still get an erection? Though erectile dysfunction that can infect you when you are elderly caused by blockage of an artery from your youth. Basically, an erection depends on blood flow to the penis. But when an artery narrowed by cholesterol deposits that contain lots of atherosclerotic plaque, blood flow in the penis is reduced and the penis can not erect.

Harvard scientists conducted a study of 31 742 middle-aged men for 14 years and finding that erectile dysfunction is caused due to unhealthy lifestyles. Here are 4 healthy lifestyle that you must pay attention to improving your sex life :

1. Doing Regular Exercise 
Exercise is essential for healthy arteries and blood flow to the penis. Exercise can lower cholesterol, which minimizes deposits (plaque) in artery walls narrow to increase blood flow.

2. Reduce Eat Meat, Cheese and Junk Food. Eat lots of Fruits and Vegetables
Meat, cheese and junk food containing high levels of saturated fat. Such as cholesterol, fat can narrow the arteries, and can restrict blood flow to the penis. Whereas fruits and vegetables contain antioxidant nutrients that reduce plaque and improve arterial blood flow.

3. Lose Weight
According to the Harvard study, men with obesity are prone to erectile dysfunction and weight loss can improve erectile function.

4. Stop Smoking
Smoking accelerates the growth of plaque that can narrow the arteries. A study in the New England Research Institutes in Watertown indicate that smoking may double the risk of erectile dysfunction affected.
 

Sitting Too Long = Smoking

Is the title of the article above confusing you? What the mean the title? Yes I will explain to you.

Smoking. I am a smoker, :)

Are you also a smoker? Must have known that smoking is a very bad habit for your health. But there are other habits that have the same bad effects as smoking, there is sitting too long. 

Dr. James Levine, a doctor from Mayo Clinic in Rochester says that sitting disease or illness caused by sitting too long just like a disease caused by side effects of smoking. According to Dr. Levine, in a study, adults who spend more than 4 hours a day sitting in front of the television has a 80 percent increased risk of death from heart disease, compared with adults who spend less than 2 hours sitting in front of the television. 



"This risk is apart from other risk factors such as smoking and unhealthy diet," Dr. Levine.


In another study, sitting too long are also relatively to cancer risk. The total number of Cancer that have related with prolonged sitting as many as 173 000 cancer cases consisted of 49 000 cases of breast cancer, 43 000 cases of colon cancer, 37 200 cases of lung cancer, 30 600 cases of prostate cancer, 12,000 cases of endometrial cancer and 1,800 cases of ovarian cancer.

In addition, other studies have shown that women who sat through 7 hours per day exposed to higher risk of type 2 diabetes. The more time spent sitting in a week, then it tends to show signs of early disease.  

Just to stand up enough, you will burn three times more calories than just sitting. Muscle contraction, including that required for standing seems to also trigger important processes related to the breakdown of fats and sugars.

"When you sit down, muscle contraction will stops and this is slowing the process, "said Dr. Levine.

Consumes Raw Vegetable For Body Health

Consuming raw vegetables? what it's like?
When people told me to eat vegetables raw, I definitely do not want to. Because it must have been very strange taste :) 

But that's what Annette Larkins doing. Lives in Miami-Dade county, Florida, 70 year old Larkins Annete but her face look younger, without wrinkles, healthy fit like 30 years younger than her age.

And when Annette Larkins walked out with her ​​husband of 54 years old, people assume they are father and son. because no one expected that Annette has 70 years of age.

Annette said, he was eating a raw vegan foods nearly all grown in the garden of his home. As an information, diet vegan is different from vegetarian. Pepople who is doing vegetarian diet doesn't consume meat, while people who diet vegan doesn't consume all animal products, including milk and egg.

Annette backyard full of fruits and vegetables. Every corner of the garden has something to eat. Annette also collects rainwater for drinking and watering plants.

"I am very excited and have lots of energy. I woke up at 5:00 every day and ready to do many activities," said Annette Larkins.  

Annette said that she did not eat any animal products. The food does not need to be processed and still raw. Annette also eat fruit and vegetable juice

Whiskey Rp.114million : For Celebrating 60 Years of the Queen of England Throne

Yesterday, February 6, 2012, all the British people happy to welcome the 60th year celebration of Queen Elizabeth II in command. The joy was expressed in different ways. One of them carried out by a specialist company a British whiskey, Gordon & MacPhail. The company is celebrating by selling 85 bottles of whiskey aged 60 years worth USD 114 million per bottle. 


What is interesting is Glen Grant whiskey produced 2 February 1952 was sold for £ 8,000, or approximately USD 114.5 million. Director of Gordon & MacPhail, Michael Urquhart said that Glen Grant 60 year old was very special. Where whiskey has a history related to the queen Elizabeth II. About it, Urquhart explained that this whiskey has a combined flavor of Cox's Pipin (apple first grown in England in 1985) and Granny Smith apples. It was mixed with cinnamon and ginger.

Whiskey are sold in packs exclusively with pyramidal shaped like a diamond stopper. Each bottle is engraved with a unique number. Drink this special edition is also packed in a wooden box the Scottish craftsmen. 

The Secrets of Acupuncture to Improve Fertility Men and Women

You may already be familiar with acupuncture. Yes, acupuncture therapy comes from China. Acupuncture is a traditional practice that involves inserting a small needle into the body to cure disease. Benefits of acupuncture was not only to cure disease, but also can increase the fertility of male or female. 

For couples who've been wanting to have a baby, infertility is a very unpleasant news. Fortunately, there is a therapy that has been trusted for centuries to help, namely acupuncture.  

"Although not a drug that reacts instantly, acupuncture can help patients to have a healthy and fit body. A fit body is one of the requirements to overcome stress as a result of infertility, and can increase pregnancy number and quality of life" said Dr. Jamie Grifo, director of the New York University Fertility Center and director of the division of reproductive endocrinology at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City.

Besides relieving stress, Lilienfield said that acupuncture can help increasing the fertility of women by increasing blood stream to the ovaries and uterus. Increasing blood stream helps thicken the lining of the uterus, thus increasing the chances of conception.

Acupuncture can also help improve the body's neuroendocrine system disorders. Acupuncture can help the brain activating to release hormones that stimulate the ovaries, adrenal glands and other organs involved in reproduction. Acupuncture effects on neuroendocrine systems may also help infertile by stimulating the production of sperm.

Research from the Journal of Endocrinological Investigation also found that women with polycystic ovary syndrome and men with infertility problems who have no known cause can also benefit from acupuncture. 

Bad Effects of Sugar

Do you frequently consume sugar?

Sugar is always used to sweeten a variety of foods or beverages. But if you consume too much sugar, can increase the risk of disease. And the effect was quite horrible for your health. Well, according to the study, the average adult in the United States consumes 22 teaspoons of sugar in one day, while teenagers consume as much as 34 teaspoons of sugar a day.



The following are some bad effects of consuming excess sugar :

1. Increase the risk of diabetes

Consuming sugary drinks, such as soft drinks, fruit drinks and sports drinks may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes. The results of new studies involving more than 310,000 patients stated people who drink 1-2 servings a day of sweet foods had an increased risk of type 2 diabetes by 26 percent.

Consuming sugary drinks tend to cause weight gain, which is a risk factor for diabetes. 

2. Increases the risk of heart disease

Eating excessive amounts of fat are not the only one that increases the risk of heart disease. Sugar also plays a direct role in health. A study found people who consumed more than 17.5 percent of calories from sugar about 20-30 percent more likely to have high triglyceride levels.

Triglycerides are a type of fat found in blood. When you consume more sugar than required, then the excess sugar in the form of triglycerides stored in fat cells. High levels of triglycerides and low HDL levels contribute to atherosclerosis.

Atherosclerosis is a condition of hardening of the arteries that increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and heart attack.

3. Increase the risk of cancer

"The relationship between sugar and cancer is quite scary. Although not proven that sugar causes cancer growth in the body directly, but obesity may increase the risk of developing some cancers," said Bennett.

Numerous studies have shown a strong association between consumption of sugar and increased cancer risk. Women with very high blood sugar levels are much more likely to suffer from breast cancer.


The ideal daily intake of sugar

Upon the recommendation of the British Nutrition Foundation, a limit on daily sugar intake for a normal adult is 90 grams or not more than half a cup.

Number of 90 grams of sugar has included all types of sugar, either refined sugar or artificial sweetener, also derived from food or drinks that contain sugar.

If someone is eating more than 100 grams of sugar, it can reduce the ability of white blood cells to kill the bad bacteria or viruses in the body by 40 percent. The immune system will begin to decrease 30 minutes after food is consumed and will continue to decrease until for 5 hours. 
 

Prevent Nail Color Becomes Dull

Do you often take care of your nails? Yes, nails for most women is something that should always be clean. especially now that there is the nail tattoo that looks funny, there are tribal motifs, flowers, butterflies and others. Using nail polish and cleaning fluid too often can lead to nail color look dull or lose sparkle.

Thus, Robert Cleary, director of product development from Dashing Diva nail salon in New York, suggests a natural way to restore the natural sheen of the nail. If you usually try to cover up this dull color by applying clear nail polish, this time do scrubbing with lemon skin for one minute. Or soak nails in lemon juice. This fruit contains an oxidizing agent whose effects can brighten up your nails. Then at night before bed, massage the feet and hands nail area with a cream containing alpha hydroxy acid (AHA).

 

The Secret of Omega 3 Fatty Acids

Maybe you do not know what that omega-3 fatty acids?
Omega-3 essential fatty acids are a type of fat is necessary for health but can not be produced by the body. You must get it through food. Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish such as salmon and other seafood. Addition is found in natural sources, omega-3 fatty acids also are found at this time as an active ingredient in health supplements and pharmaceutical products.

Omega-3 fatty acids consist of Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). Of the three, EPA and DHA are more beneficial to the body and is only obtained from fatty fish, especially fish from cold seas.

Benefits of Omega 3
Benefits of omega-3 evidenced from the Eskimos in the Arctic. Almost none of them fatal heart attack. In fact, they generally only consume marine animals. The secret is in their food, although slight variations but rich in omega-3 fats such as seals, whales and other fish. Marine animals that eat fish and plankton that stores of omega-3 in the cell membrane.

Consumption of these fatty acids make the cell walls of the Eskimos remain elastic and the blood remains liquid so it can survive in very cold weather and preserved from all the heart and blood vessel disease. Therefore, the scientists recommend eating fish at least twice a week.

In addition, omega-3 can also reduce inflammation, reduce the risk of cancer, hypertension, diabetes, arthritis and others, and maintaining brain function. Embryos, infants and children need omega-3 (in the form of EPA and DHA) for the growth of their brains.


  

Sleeping Position Affects The Digestive Health

Do you like to sleep all day? ;)

Well, it's time you know a good sleeping position for digestion. A good sleep is 8 hours a day. When you lack sleep, your body will feel weak and sleepy. According to the doctor, if you want to sleep, it is advisable to eat at least 2 hours earlier. But if you want to sleep more quickly after eating, then you should know a good sleeping position to help digestion.

Food consumed before bedtime should not eat heavy, but enough snacks or light meals only. This is because eating before bedtime can cause problems during sleep and make the people do not rest comfortably. some specific sleeping position can help prevent heartburn and other sleep disorders in people who are forced to eat close to bedtime, example is : 

1. Elevate the head position
The experts recommend to raise your head above approximately 6-9 inches (15-22 cm). This condition can be done by inserting an additional cushion to help support the head. This position uses gravity to reduce pain and discomfort associated with heartburn (discomfort in the abdomen), and to prevent back flow of stomach acid into the esophagus.

2. Leaning left facing
Studies conducted by the Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia found sleeping on your side can prevent discomfort in the stomach at night. If you can not maintain the side sleeping position to the left all night, then try putting extra pillows in the back of the body to prevent the body back and forth.

Also for people with stomach disorders, sleep with the left facing position will make the connection between the stomach and esophagus does not open even though high levels of gastric acid

 

Hymen Can Be Torn Because Hard Shocks

For you women, this article may be helpful. :)


Hymen is is a fold of mucous membrane that covers the door of a woman's vagina lips. He has been there since the baby girl was born. Position is between one or two centimeters from the outer lips of the vagina and follow the form of spherical shape vagina. Then is that true that the hymen can be torn without having sex?



Because there may be a connection with the equestrian sports. However, the activity is quite heavy and requires high stamina is often considered dangerous for women. Until now, there are still many women who are afraid to ride for fear of damaging some of the sex organs, such as tearing the hymen to women who are not married.

"All that is not true, exercise is safe for women," said Rahmat as genitals doctors . Instead he argues, this exercise can actually help women to strengthen the bones around the waist and hips into the muscle belly. This exercise will also help the women to get a slim body shape and fuller. 

Fear of tearing of the hymen when riding a horse probably caused by the shock of the saddle that is too hard, or from falling from a horse. Actually the hymen is not always easily punctured by a sport that is quite heavy, because it actually has some level of the hymen elasticity, that is brittle, elastic, and very elastic.

Rahmat said that the sport is in desperate need of focus, concentration, and high body balance. When all these things have, the possibility of falling from a horse will be more thin. Basically, any activity if not done with proper technique would also be dangerous.  

Benefits Of Green Tea For Health

Do you like to drink green tea?

Besides it tastes delicious, green tea also has a good nutrient content for your health. Green tea is a type of tea made from leaves of Camellia sinensis only, which undergoes minimal oxidation during the manufacturing process. Green tea comes from China, and is associated with Eastern cultures.



Green tea contains caffeine. Caffeine content will be reduced proportional to the long soaking time and temperature of water used. In addition, green tea also contains theophylline and theobromine. Drinking green tea has long been associated with various health benefits. Some scientific studies also support this. A study conducted in Japan's Tohoku University in 2006 and listed in the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that green tea can reduce mortality from cardiovascular disease.

However, green tea also has side effects, namely oxidative stress and liver toxicity at a particular dose, therefore it is not excessive in consuming green tea




 

The Risk of Wearing Eyelash Extensions

For teen girls, must know eyelash extensions. especially if you're attending a party or everyday work, eyelash extensions must be used. then the lashes will look beautiful and charming. So many types and shapes, make women want to wear it to look beautiful. but did you know, that there are risks and disadvantages when using eyelash extensions.

Well, recently a beauty surgeon, Dr. Bessam Farjo, said that lately he had a lot handling of patients with "bald" in the upper eyelashes due to the use of eyelash extensions. This relates to the use of recent trends lashes, lashes with the double layers. However, Dr Farjo said there are certain conditions that will cause damage to the original lashes.

"Hair loss on the original eyelashes caused by use of eyelash extensions will occur when you use the lashes all day, with double layers, and not release it properly," said Dr. Bessam Farjo.

When you do not properly clean up the adhesive glue, this glue can cause irritation of the eyelids when you sleep. When you want to clean it the next day, eyelashes and real hair around the eyelids will also uprooted some and will eventually ruin your appearance. If you use them properly, and clean it properly, and do not use it all day, then everything will be fine.

Healthy Living by Consuming Beer

Wow the title of my article sounds like fun right? ;)

But wait a minute,I'll explain why beer can be healthy for your body. Okay, I'll start from the origin of beer first.

Since the 5th century BC the Romans had drunk beer, then during the late Middle Ages in England, Beer used as a means of payment, even pay any taxes using beer. Beer is the stuff that many favored the American people, the progress of beer in America is very rapid. The first beer made ​​in America was recorded in 1587 on land owned by Sir Walter Raleigh.

Many men typically consume a cold beer while relaxing, chatting, hanging out with friends. It is said that most men choose with a bottle of cold beer while relaxing with friends than the company of women. Cold beer is always a choice to eliminate fatigue. A slightly bitter taste of beer and fresh make this popular drink, although an alcoholic beverage.

Well, some research results below show the beer has some great benefits for your health. Of course the origin taken within reasonable limits, not excessive and not drunk

Reduce the risk of heart disease

In many studies including those carried out by the epidemiology University of Muenster, drinking beer in moderate amounts can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.

This is because alcohol triggers the levels of HDL or good cholesterol and reduce the risk of stiff or hardened blood vessels and blood curdling. Both of these things that trigger heart attacks.

Contain lots of Vitamin
According to a study in the Netherlands conducted by TNO Nutrition and Food Research Institute, beer drinkers had 30% more levels of vitamin B6 in their blood than those who did not drink or two times the number of wine drinkers.

Preventing Nephrolithiasis or Renal Calculi

According to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that the risk of kidney stones fell 40% in those who drank beer in moderation, than people who do not drink beer. Unfortunately there has been no detailed explanation of what substance in the beer that lowers the risk.

Female longevity
Studies at Harvard, published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests drinking alcohol in moderation can improve mental adult women. While studies at Tufts University found that alcohol can maintain bone density. The content of bioflavonoids that exist in hops (the main ingredient of beer) has similarities with oestrogens, which serves as a natural hormone replacement in menopausal women. 

Preventing cancer
While much research is looking for the benefits of beer to eradicate cancer, existing research shows xanthohumol, which is in hops, could help weaken certain enzymes that trigger cancer and suppress cancer-causing karsiogen. These substances are never tested for the treatment of prostate and colon cancer.

 

Right now you already know the benefits of drinking beer, right?. Remember, the consumption of beer with reasonable limits and does not make you drunk, then the beer can nourish your body.