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Archive for July, 2009

Perhaps all of us love to drink tea having different priorities in taste, color and smell of it. There are three main kinds of tea we know – green, black, and grey. What is the difference between them? Today we’ll talk about green tea. Green tea is made from unfermented leaves and reportedly contains the highest concentration of powerful antioxidants called polyphenols and that is fact.

Perhaps you’ve heard about antioxidants well enough, today discussion about this substance is really wide popular. Well, I just remind you that antioxidants are such substances that scavenge free radicals known as its damaging compounds in the body that alter cells, tamper with DNA (genetic material), and even cause cell death. Free radicals occur naturally in the body, but environmental toxins (including ultraviolet rays from the sun, radiation, cigarette smoke, and air pollution) also give rise to these damaging particles. So, such antioxidants as polyphenols contained in a green tea are able to neutralize these free radicals and may even help to prevent some of the diseases they cause.

Green tea has been extensively studied in, you know people have consumed it throughout the ages – more than 500,000 years, archeologists say. In traditional India, China, Japan, and Thailand medicine, practitioners used green tea as a stimulant, diuretic (to promote the excretion of urine), astringent (to control bleeding and help heal wounds), and to improve heart health. Other traditional uses of green tea include treating flatulence (gas), regulating body temperature and blood sugar, promoting digestion, and improving mental processes. Grean tea is included practically in every weight-loss diet as an important component supporting your organism functions and relaxing your appetite. As you see a green tea has a lot of benefits to drink it as you please.
How to brew the perfect cup of green tea? It’s really very very easy.
Steep the tea for 1 to 2 minutes only. The amount of tea you need per pot or cup is approximately 2 grams for per cup will make a perfect tasting tea (1 teaspoon for a 6 to 8 oz. cup).
Keep your health up with a green tea!

You probably know that asbestos is dangerous. It can cause diseases such as mesothelioma, a deadly lung cancer, and asbestosis, a debilitating disease that interferes with breathing.

You may have heard that asbestos is banned in the United States, but it isn’t. It is still being used in some kinds of flooring and roofing materials; in some automobile parts, such as brake pads; in some fireproof clothing; and in a number of other products. Should this be a concern?

Maybe. It is thought the danger is small, but small is not zero. And asbestos has been banned completely in many other countries. Why isn’t it banned in the U.S.?

Here’s the scoop: In 1989, the Environmental Protection Agency drew up regulations asbestos under the Toxic Substances Control Act. However, two years later, a New Orleans circuit court of appeal overturned the regulations. As a result of the court’s decision, a ban on new uses of asbestos remained in effect, but old uses remained legal.

Asbestos is a mineral that breaks into small fibers when disturbed. The fibers are dangerous if ingested and more dangerous if breathed into the lungs. There are two primary kinds of asbestos, called serpentine and amphibole because of the shapes of the fibers. Amphibole asbestos has been banned globally since the 1980s. It is considered the more dangerous type of asbestos because, if you breathe it, it stays in your lungs longer and causes more damage.

However, serpentine asbestos, especially a form called “chrysotile,” is still in commercial use in the United States and some other countries.

So, asbestos isn’t just something found in the attics of old houses. It might be in a product made this year. Which products should be a concern?

Auto parts, especially brakes or clutch linings. Major U.S. automakers say they do not use asbestos in their parts. However, “aftermarket” suppliers of replacement parts sometimes do use asbestos. If you buy “off brand” parts to save on auto repairs, there could be asbestos in the brake pads and shoes, clutch linings, and other “friction” car parts. Don’t assume asbestos isn’t in auto parts just because it wasn’t listed on a label.

Asbestos in brake pads or other parts shouldn’t be a danger to drivers or passengers. However, auto shop workers and home mechanics do risk danger of exposure to asbestos. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has guidelines for minimizing the asbestos danger of working with car parts.

Construction materials such as roof shingles, floor tiles, cement pipes and boards, caulking compounds, and joint cements. The asbestos in these products is unlikely to break away and become airborne with regular, day-to-day use. If these products someday crumble from age or disaster, however, cleanup crews should take care not to breathe the dust.

Fireproof clothing and protective gear. First, if you aren’t a firefighter, stay away from fireproof clothing or fire protection gear. Especially as the clothing and gear become worn, fibers could break away and get into your lungs. If you are a firefighter, wear respirator masks with approved HEPA filters when fighting fires or training in fireproof clothing and gear.

If you do work with such products, please don’t be complacent just because you feel fine now, keep your health seeking mesothelioma treatment. It can take many years for symptoms to develop after exposure to asbestos.

— Barbara O’Brien

It’s no secret that losing weight is one of the most popular themes people discuss far and wide because according to the last statistical dates the dynamic of the process is increasing every year turning into one of the word’s health problems. Perhaps you would never have thought but obesity and overweight as a debilitating health factor increases the risk of developing such diseases as blood presser and cardiovascular disease, respiratory difficulties and chronic musculoskeletal problems, skin problems and even mental problems to say nothing of a big risk for chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension and certain forms of cancer.

Could you imagine that there are more than 1 billion overweight adults in the world and at least 300 million of them obese? According to the most recent researches only in US around 31% people are obese with a BMI in excess of 30. In England is alike situation, approximately 46% of men and 32% of women are overweight. Can in be wondered then the interest in diet, nutrition, dietary supplements and pills has risen along with the dramatic increase.

No doubt everyone wants to live a fit, happy and healthy life, so you do I guess. But you must admit that sometimes your lifestyle looks like everyone wants you too much drinking and smoking, and too little exercise. Is it someone who wants you to eat unhealthy food by fair means or foul? Healthy or unhealthy life is only your choice. In the book of life every page has two sides and all what you need is to open the right one. Is it easy? It’s easy as a life . Very often the tragedy of life is not that we choose one or another way, but that we wait so long to change it for the better, dont you think about?

Today’s article is submitted by guest author Rachel. She is a webmaster of weight loss pills website. You can find weight loss tips and many diet ideas on her website.

“One more cup of coffee – I am still in love with you”!:-) Yes, the most I love is black coffee espesially when Adelia serves it beautifully in a small cup with a handle, accompanied by a small cookie. The way my coffee is served is very important to me. So, taking a look at the online coffee shop you can also buy coffee mugs you need right away.
Besides that no doubt there are many so tasty Spanish dishes my best friend Adelia which is originally from Spain tries to entertain me every weekend. But during these hot summer days the best what she turns out well is Gazpacho. Definitely this traditional Spanish cold tomato soup is the perfect starter to a Summer Saturday meal. It’s funny but the recipe includes practically nothing more than bread, garlic, salt, olive oil, vinegar and water besides that it’s absolutely dietary and healthy nutrition, try it

6 cups cold water
6 large tomatoes – peeled, seeded and chopped
1/4 cup minced onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 sweet red bell pepper (or green) seeded and chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 (1 pound) French bread, cut into small cubes
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce (omit for vegetarian option)
4 cups tomato juice

Then just combine water, tomatoes, bread, and oil in a large stock pot then blend in a food processor garlic, cucumber, and pepper to a paste. Stir it all then blend until ingredients have a pinkish consistency. Finally add vinegar and salt by your taste. It’s ready to!
Keep your health up!

No wonder that researchers around the world are working to understand the genetic base of common diseases to discover and develop new medicines that will help people to overcome genetic diseases.

RNA theory of the origin of life affirms that billion years ago the oceans on Earth had a lot of of RNA molecules floating around in them, making proteins, and also making new strands of RNA. But always breaking and making copies RNA molecules had some chacges in it neverending acting, it means that not of all cipies were exactly right, not the same as the original RNA molecule. Therefor there got to be a lot of different kinds of RNA molecules then as a result – a lot of different kinds of proteins. It’s might be good and at the same time not so because if you had a good healthy RNA molecule it was hard to copy it exactly.

Some of these RNA molecules evolved to make two sides to their spiral staircases instead of just one. These formed a double helix: two spirals twisting inside each other. It was a much more complicated kind of molecule, but it was much stronger, just as a ladder is stronger with two sides than with only one. These new molecules are called deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA for short. DNA stairs are made of two purines – adenine and guanine – and two pyramidines – thymine and cytosine.

When a DNA molecule needed to make a copy of itself, it had nowhere for the new purines to fasten on to. So it had to unzip itself, just like the zipper on your jacket, and then it could make some new molecules and then zip itself back up again.

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A CALORIE-TORCHING SEQUENCE FOR TONING AND STRETCHING YOUR WHOLE BODY! REPEAT AND CREATE WITH THESE POSES AS YOU GET YOUR HEART RATE–AND YOUR METABOLISM UP!

Keep your health up!

Learn how to stretch your spine at work with this simple yoga spine exercise in this free instructional video on office yoga.

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Expert: Leta Koontz
Contact: www.schoolhouseyoga.com
Bio: Leta Koontz has been studying yoga since 1998. She is certified to teach yoga through the Himalayan Institute and is the principal of Schoolhouse Yoga.
Filmmaker: Danniel Fishler