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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Honey is very good for Breathing Problems

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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Honey has lots and lots of properties, and nutritional therapy, especially to lighten the heart and respiratory conditions.

  • In the case of the respiratory tract, it is recommended that the puffs with honey every day for 5 minutes, you have to prepare 100 grams of honey in one liter of water and inhale the steam supplied to the air duct cleaning.

  • For heart problems, very conducive to consume 150 grams of pure honey a day, because it gives energy to the heart increases the blood composition of arrhythmias and decreased vascular tone.

  • For asthma, you can melt one tablespoon of honey and steamed after the liquid must be added drop by drop a teaspoon of castor oil, then stir until a homogeneous compound and had to take a spoonful of the preparation in the morning and at night before bed to calm irritation and Essential Oils facilitate the breathing of people with asthma for several hours.

  • For bronchitis, it is best to prepare for an outbreak of tea with pine trees, tea and let stand for 15 minutes to remove all his property was then filtered and added with lots of honey, as in the case of cough and cold, which can be mixed with a tablespoon of warm lemon syrup demiel and how to use to reduce these symptoms.

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Ready to be Vegetarian?

Saturday, February 11, 2012
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Because the reasons for health, beauty, love of animals, and reduce global warming, making the person ultimately reduce or do not consume animal flesh and dairy products. Such a person is usually called a vegetarian. But did you know that there are several types of vegetarian based on what they consume? What are the benefits and difficulties that have to undergo a diet like this?


Benefits of Being Vegetarian


The benefits of a vegetarian is primarily for health. These benefits include:

  • Useful for your health. As is known, vegetables and fruits that contain lots of fiber helps the digestive tract health and make you well every day. Vegetables and fruits are loaded with antioxidants that can prevent cancer, heart disease or diabetes.

  • Increase the beauty, ageless skin by consuming natural foods. Vegetables and fruits can make the body look slimmer.
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  • Helps reduce the disturbing global warming the earth's population. Livestock industry to be one cause of global warming on Earth and also contributed a fair amount of pollution, especially air pollution. In addition to warming and pollution generated in the industry, pollution is also generated from the process of making food for the animals.

Difficult Being Vegetarian

In addition to the benefits, there was also a felt unable to try vegetarianism. Causes that may be experienced:

  • Too like the meat, making it very difficult if you have to leave for the taste of meat remedy forever.

  • By becoming a vegetarian will find it difficult if you have to eat outside because it was difficult to find vegetarian food on the market.

Type of Vegetarian

After seeing some of the benefits and difficulties encountered, you may tertari to become a vegetarian too. Vegetarian does not mean people who only eat vegetables, but vegetarian is divided into several types. Each type has its own rules. Vegetarian type consisting of:

  • Vegan
    Not consume all that good meat red meat, poultry or fish meat. Vegans do not consume animal products processed from a case of eggs, milk, or cheese.


  • Lacto Vegetarian
    Not consume any type of meat (red meat, poultry or fish meat) and eggs. But continue to consume milk.


  • Vegetarian lacto ovo
    Not consume any type of meat but allowed to eat eggs or dairy.


  • Pesca Vegetarian
    Do not eat red meat or poultry but allowed to keep taking the eggs, milk and meat.


  • Flexitarian
    A level that many make allowances for this kind can still eat meat and dairy products at all times.


  • Frutarian
    Only eat fruit, seeds and nuts are rich in vitamin E and is useful for skin care and make the young.


  • Raw Foodist
    Consume only raw foods, because the cooking process is considered to damage the natural things that exist.
The decision to become vegetarian or not is your own decision you can think of to consider the benefits and difficulties.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Hidden Dangers of Herbal Medicines

Thursday, January 26, 2012
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The experts from Leeds University School of Pharmacy UK recently warned the threat behind the consumption of herbal medicines. They claimed the consumption of herbal medicines can cause serious health problems. The reason, most herbal medicines are sold in the market do not include security warning signs such as expiration dates and side effects.

In their study, they surveyed the five types of herbal medicine the most popular of which, St. John's wort, giseng Asia, echinacea, garlic and gingko. According to researchers, there are still many consumers who never knew what the side effects from use of these herbal medicines.

St. John's wort, for example, that during use to overcome to overcome bad mood. This herb was able to reduce the effectiveness of the contraceptive pill. While ginkgo, which is said to increase blood circulation, increase alertness, and as blood thinners, it should not be combined with other drugs.

Asian ginseng, which is often used to boost the immune system, and echinacea are often used to protect themselves from the flu, also has a hidden danger. Garlic, which is used to lower high blood pressure, can be harmful if consumed in large quantities.

The researchers also conducted a survey of 68 herbal products sold in the market and found 51 of them (75 percent) do not contain information about precautions, drug interactions or side effects. Seventy percent of these products (48 of 68 products) marketed as a dietary supplement.

Researchers speculate that, at least herbal products that includes information labels can be caused by herbal shops so far been allowed to continue selling the old stock, without warning, and expiration date.

Professor Theo Raynor, who led the study said: The best advice for consumers is that they have to be careful. Any substance that affects the body has the potential to damage if not used correctly, "he said.

Raynor suggested, it is important for consumers to look for herbal medicines that already have a license, which means the drug has been approved by the government. "You should tell your doctor if you are taking herbal medicines. This dimaksudnkan so you get the best care," he added.

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