Healthy Issue Talks

When we were kinds, our mom made us take an afternoon nap. We used to hate it and choose to play instead. However, as we become older, it’s hard to steal a little time to sleep in the day to rest our body because we are busy with our study, job, and other activities. Do you know that taking a nap gives you numerous benefits? Some experts reveal that taking a nap for a while can decrease the possibility of death by heart attack, especially in you men. A research in Greece also shows that taking a nap for half an hour, at least three times a week, reduces the risk of the heart attack by 37%. Other studies have also shown that napping is good for our mental health. A deep sleep in the middle of the day has other benefits, such as:

Increases productivity

It’s not good for you to force the work loan when your body is not good enough as well as sleepy. If you drink a cup of coffee to rest your mind, why don’t you replace it with a nap? It only takes 10 to 20 minutes to freshen you up. As we nap, our body, eyes, and mind will get a deep rest. When you wake up, you will be more alert as well as focused on your work. If you think napping is impossible for busy people like you, take a look at this fact: the Japanese are used to taking a “power nap” for at least 20 to 30 minutes during lunch break to increase productivity. Some Japanese offices even have napping rooms for their workers.

Promotes ideal weight

Some researchers believe that sleeping at noon promotes a good body metabolism that results in an ideal weight. We can say that it’s cheap and nice way of losing weight.

Boosts brain performance

Some researches state that people who take a nap are faster in problem-solving and smarter in taking decisions. Taking a nap also improves our creativity and sharpens our senses and memories.

Have you ever heard about Altruism? Do you know what that is all about? What is the relation between altruism and getting a healthy body? Let’s talk about that kind of thing here. We should start with the definition of Altruism. Based on Wikipedia, Altruism is a concern for the welfare of others. It is a traditional virtue in many cultures, and a core aspect of various religious traditions, though the concept of ‘others’ toward whom concern should be directed can vary among cultures and religions. Altruism is the opposite of selfishness. The needs of others can definitely drive us to do something and that would be more of a cause or mission rather than ambition. A mission is stronger than personal ambition and a person with mission is usually driven by a conviction that he or she is chosen to do something and no one else can undertake the task.

How such a thing could play an important role in the way people gain a healthy life. You should see that altruism is the key as we speak about how we raise children since it helps you determine whether or not our civilization will survive in the long run. Altruism is a developmental process that is dependent on environmental child-rearing conditions during our formative years. The development of altruism allows us to become persons who are sincerely concerned about others, as well as the world in which we live. Unfortunately, given the continued propensity for authoritarian child-rearing practices in our culture, many children are deprived of the opportunity to develop altruistic tendencies as a developmental stage of emotional growth.

What benefits you are able to get as it comes to talk about for people of an altruistic bent? A lot of research revealed that an altruistic bent lives longer than selfish counterparts person. A recent study by researchers from the University of Michigan LiveScience showed that people who volunteer for completely selfless reasons enjoy greater longevity than those who volunteer but for less noble reasons, such as brownie points at work, university credits and social pressure. So, unless all those celebs really mean it when they lend their weight to all those charities, they’re not going to live any longer than the rest of us.

Most of you already notice that Fruit and Kaffir lime leaves (Citrus Hystrix DC) are known as kinds of seasonings ingredient. This plant is also popular among herbal users for its benefits to ease the pain of influenza, cough, or even for shampoo.

Latest research revealed that the benefits of this herbaceous plant is more powerful, which can be used to boost immunity. Kaffir lime can be used as antioxidants that help stabilize the immune system for cancer patients. This fruit skin is a substitute keeper drug doxorubicin or the immune system for people with cancer or cancer chemotherapy postoperatively.

Kaffir lime skin contains naringenin and hesperidins compounds, which act as antioxidants and enhance immune system as well as accompanying cancer chemotherapy. How to make an herbal medication from the bark of lime is quite simple. Peel it, take the skin, wash it, and then heat it in an oven until dry. Fine powder is placed in a cup or elsewhere, and mixed or extracted with ethanol as a solvent.

500 grams of an orange powder which was extracted could possibly produce ethanol 100 grams. In addition, the use of herbal lime, for patients with cancer who undergo chemotherapy can prevent the effects resulting from the use of chemical drugs doxorubicin, such as hair loss.

Besides polluting the lungs with chemicals substances derived from cigarette smoke, smokers are also made ​​themselves lack of oxygen. The medical term for lack of oxygen is hypoxia and in the long term, hypoxia can damage organs. We need a fresh air when we breathe, but when we smoke, the air around is unbalanced as more carbon (CO) and lead to less oxygen which inhaled.

Most smokers do not realize such a bad condition like that and not to mention that they also do not know that Hypoxia can also affect appetite and as a result, weight will be difficult to gain. When deprived of oxygen, the body’s adaptation by inducing an important molecular factor, the Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1a (HIF-a). This molecule is also affected in the gene of hungry, so that leptin decreases appetite.

Apart from smoking, hypoxia can also be experienced people on the plateau or suffering from chronic disease. Another study conducted scientists from Yale University, USA, found that nicotine activates certain brain cells so that appetite is reduced.

Pattern of consumption, especially for them who often consume foods in high fat as well as forgetting about the importance of exercise could cause increased levels of bad cholesterol that can lead to blockage of blood vessels. There are so many other bad effects from such a thing like that and one of them which becomes really popular since a lot of people are experiencing could be blockage in ear. A study showed that people who try to lower their bad cholesterol with drugs known as statins, or even eating healthy fat sources, managed to reduce their risk of hearing loss by 50 percent.

How cholesterol can affect the sense of hearing? Cholesterol will make the blood becomes more viscous, causing disturbances in blood circulation in the inner auditory system is very small and complex. This can be seen in swine herds. Researchers from Australia said the bad cholesterol would reduce blood flow, including to the ear so that they cannot function normally.

Based on that kind of matter, experts recommend that we keep the bad cholesterol in the body within normal limits. Experts still explain that it’s important to do a little exercise for 30 minutes every day in order to help you have a healthy body.