The Best Exercise to Protect Your HEART!

Oxygen plays an important role in maintaining a healthy heart. Sufficient amount of oxygen in our blood can protect the heart cells. Aerobic exercise which can improve blood circulation and bring more oxygen to the whole body. It’s the best exercise to protect your one and only heart!

There are 4 common aerobic exercises which we can practice in our daily life.

Brisk walk is the easiest aerobic exercise! Besides protect the heart, it also helps to improve lungs function. Brisk walk can reduce risk of coronary artery disease, lower blood pressure; regulate blood lipid (cholesterol) & blood sugar. Minimum 30 minutes a day, 5 times in a week. If too busy, no time to exercise for more than 30 min at a time, we can separate it into 2-3 times a day, each time 10-15 minutes.

Swimming can improve our nerve & lung functions, digestive system, muscle and blood circulation. It’s a relaxing exercise which involves muscles from the whole body.

Bringing our partner to join a dancing class is one of the aerobic exercise, which helps to reduce stress, relaxes the mind and soul, improves blood circulation, increases oxygen intake, thus leads to a healthy heart. It’s a simple exercise which we even can do it at home with our lovely partner together with our favorite music. 

Last but not least, bicycling could be another aerobic exercise that can improve our heart’s health. Researches found that, routine bicycling can improve 3-7% of our heart’s function.   

Let’s start aerobic exercise now! Enjoy your exercises to get a healthier heart!

Dare to Apply SNAIL SLIME on your face?!

Snail slime is a kind of mucus, an external bodily secretion produced by the snail.

It's packed with glycolic acid and elastin, a snail’s secretion protects its own skin from cuts, bacteria, and powerful UV rays, making mother nature’s gooeyness a prime source for proteins that eliminate dead cells and regenerate skin.

It's a treatment that has been used as far back as ancient Greece: Hippocrates reportedly prescribed a mixture of sour milk and crushed snails for skin inflammations. These days, snail slime is currently used in cosmetics.

It's a miracle for anti-aging product?

Snail slime, a secretion rich in proteins (hyaluronic acid) and  antioxidants. If it's applied on human skin, it claimed to stimulate the formation of collagen, elastin and dermal components that repair the signs of photo-aging and to minimize the damage generated by the free radicals that responsible for premature skin aging. Besides, it's also marketed as an acne treatment, spot & scar remover, and burn healer.

Bitter Melon - Solution for Diabetes?

Did you know that 90% of estimated 285 million people had type-2 diabetes? It’s in an increasing trend, and by 2030, this number estimated to almost double!!! This chronic disease occur more commonly in more developed countries, follows the trend of urbanization and lifestyle changes, perhaps most importantly a “Western-style” diet.

Insulin treatment can help manage diabetes, but, in some places, annual care for one person can cost 75% of the average income! Here comes the bitter melon might help!

Bitter melon is a plant. It’s used as a vegetable in many Asian countries and as an ingredient in some kinds of curries. Bitter melon or Momordica charantia  (Latin name) was described as “bitter in taste, non-toxic, expelling evil heat, relieving fatigue and illuminating” in the famous Compendium of Materia Medica by Li Shizhen (1518-1593), one of the greatest physicians, pharmacologists and naturalists in China’s history!

It contains high level of charantin, which increases insulin sensitivity and compounds that activate AMPK, a protein well known for regulating fuel metabolism and enabling glucose uptake. It also has a form of lectin (a sugar-binding protein) thata lowers blood glucose and suppress appetite.

Bitter melon/ Bitter gourd
*bitter but better*

Researches found that a serving has similar effect to a daily dose of the anti-diabetic drug, glibenclamide. The advantage of bitter melon is that there are no known side effects, according to Dr Ye (experienced practitioner of Chinese Medcine).

Discover The Top 7 FAQs About Your Acne

I'm sure that you must have your own acne faqs about your
skin condition. Acne is a very common skin condition that the
majority of us have had some experience with at one time or another.

Dealing with the condition is hard enough but when you add all the inaccurate information that is available out there about acne it just creates more confusion and stress, when all you want is some clear answers so that you can deal with your acne effectively.

I hope that the following answers to these 7 acne faqs will be the answers you've been looking for.

Is Acne Contagious - Can You Catch Acne From Someone Else?

Answer: It's true that some forms of acne contain bacterium. However, because the bacterium is confined within your hair follicles which are located beneath your skin, physical contact from someone who has acne will not transfer the condition to you.

2.) Is Acne Hereditary - If My Parents Have Or Had Acne Does That Mean I Will Also Have Acne?

Answer: The research conducted has shown a link between acne and heredity. Bear in mind that the studies do not draw the conclusion that if you are a child of parents who have a history of acne that you'll also have acne. You do however have a higher risk of developing acne.

Clear Complexion

3.) Is There A Link Between The Foods You Eat And Drink And Acne?

Answer: Studies have been conducted over the years to make
a connection between the foods you eat and drink and the causes of acne. The studies have tried to make the case that foods such as candy, orange juice, chocolate, milk and greasy fried foods cause
or make your condition worse.

The case that acne is caused or made worse by eating and drinking certain foods we consume in our daily diet has not been proven.

A good course of action would be to monitor closely your diet and take note of any food and or drinks which

you feel causes a negative reaction in your skin. Armed with this information it would make sense to stop eating and drinking those foods.

4.) Is There A Connection Between Stress And Acne?

Answer: Stress does not cause acne in a direct sense but it has been shown to aggravate the condition. If you are prone to having acne outbreaks brought on by stress, then having a stress management plan to fall back on makes good sense. Having a plan to manage your stress will be valuable to you not only in keeping your acne in check but your over-all health life as well.

5.) Does Make Up Or Sunscreen Make Acne Worse?

Answer: Products that tend to be thick and greasy may plug up the follicles on your skin leading to problems of acne developing on your skin. Our skins are all different and therefore will react differently to various products.

If you have a history of acne then you will have to be more careful about what you put on your skin. Be sure to apply only oil free products to your skin and always do a test of the product on a small area of your skin before using it on larger areas of your body.

6.) Does Exercising Affect My Acne?

Answer: Many acne sufferers do experience a worsening of their acne after exercising. As yet there is no clear answer as to why this is the case.

7.) Why Has My Acne Stopped Responding To Current Treatment?

Answer: Your body has a tendency to become accustomed to medication to the point where its initial effectiveness may diminish or stop working after a period of time.You may want to consider using your different acne treatments on a rotational basis.

by Thomas C. Campbell

"An Orgasm a Day Keeps the Doctor Away"

     10 Benefits of Orgasm:

     1. Smooth & brighter skin.

     2. You don't need any Vitamin C or Echinacea.
     3. Better quality of sleep.
     4. Improves pain threshold, especially headache!
     5. Strengthens your heart!
     6. Combat stress.
     7. Reduces risk of Prostate Cancer (for Man).
     8. Diminished Breast Cancer risk (for Woman). 
     9. Improve Longevity 
   10. Reduces joint pain due to aging..

What more could you ask for?? Get your engines started! 

Joke of the day #2

Joke of the day #2

Potent and Precious Ingredients in Garlic

Garlic is extensively used in herbal medicine to treat a variety of ailments and today there is evidence that it can help reduce high cholesterol levels.

We may already know that garlic is good for us, but its strong scent can sometimes deter us from taking enough of this potent antioxidant.

Fortunately, the amazing curative properties of garlic can now be enjoyed by all, thanks to Belgian scientists who worked in collaboration with several European universities to develop superior varieties of garlic that yield higher actives of vinyldithiins and sulfides. In addition, they came up with a special super-critical extraction process using extremely low temperature with liquid carbon dioxide and nitrogen, unlike other garlic supplements that do not contain standardized amounts of vinyldithiins and sulfides due to the outdated extraction methods used.

Only the vinyldithiins and sulfides in garlic will increase HDL and reduce LDL.

The efficacy of vinyldithiins and sulfides on cholesterol was noted in the major clinical study published by Arun Bordia in 1981 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

This double blinded, randomized, placebo controlled study demonstrated the efficacy of a garlic preparation on the different lipid blood fractions, in particular on TG and HDL.

The results obtained after 6-10 months showed the significant efficacy of the product on HDL (increased to ~+40%), LDL (reduced ~-16.7%) and on triglycerides TG (around ~-36%). No other natural supplement was able to match vinyldithiins and sulfides in lowering LDL whilst increasing HDL without any side effects.

Point to consider:

Potent combination: vinyldithiins and sulfides and omega-3 fish oil?

Reference:

Effect of Garlic (Allium sativum) on blood lipids in patients with coronary heart disease. Arun Bordia, M.D. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 34: October 1981, pp.2100-2103

Lets Find Out Your Mood!

If you desire french fries, potatochips or anything thats crunchy Your current mood is: Angry

If you lusting after a sweet donut Your current mood is: Depress or feeling the pressure

If you wanted ice creams, chocolate or caramel Your current mood is: Worried or Anxious

If you wanted pasta or rice Your current mood is: Lonely

If you wanted everything that you are currently thginking of Your current mood is: Jealous

6 Tips for Good Night Sleep

A recent study looking at people who sleep an average of 5 hours a day versus people who sleep an average of 7 hours a day showed a much higher incidence of hypertension, heart disease, depression and even suicides in the group with less sleep.
This is the difference a mere 2 hours of less sleep can do!
Therefore, remember to get enough quality sleep for a better and healthier life ahead!

Tired all the time?

Poor eating habits, hectic schedules and high stress levels have weakened our body's immunities and cause constant loss of enzymes in our body, which is why we suffer from lethargy, fatigue, difficulty concentrating and also insomnia.

So, how can enzymes help?
Enzymes play important roles in your body's immunity and functions. they are involved in 6 major therapeutic functions:

Do you Know.. The amazing human body

• 10 liters is the most amount of water you can consume in an hour without diluting your electrolyte levels, which will result in seizure or death.
• The human body can actually withstand losing 50% of its blood without going into shock, somewhat amazingly.
• 20 degree Celsius is the minimum core temperature the human body can stand before the heart stops beating.
• The fastest you can run before your rip your quadriceps tendon is 26 mph!

Amazing eh?
Such is the human body, engineered to withstand the harshest of environment and the toughest conditions!

Joke of the day #1

Patient: The problem is obesity runs in our family.

Doctor: No, the problem is no one RUNS in your family!

Simple Experiment. Does your fish oil disintegrate Styrofoam?

Does your fish oil disintegrate Styrofoam?

Try this simple, inexpensive and rapid experiment to determine if a fish oil supplement is in the TG or EE form by using Styrofoam cups.

According to the US Food & Drugs Authority (FDA), fish oil capsules should disintegrate Styrofoam because the Omega 3 consist high concentrations of ethyl ester (EE) (fish oil product from the molecular distillation) that is inter-miscible with Styrofoam.

Sperm damage from WIFI

Previously we had discussed about laptop heat being the fertility killer, today we'll talk about the affects of WIFI from laptops have on your little swimmers. 

Recent studies in 2011 suggest that wifi use actually has an effect on sperm, causing sperm damage and DNA fragmentation.

The reults of the studies, conduted by researchers at Nascentis Medicina Reproductiva, Argentina, and the Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA, were published in the Fertility and Sterility journal.

The study was conducted in a controlled setting where semen samples from 29 healthy and fertile men were placed under laptops for four hours, one set with the wifi turned on and another set where there was no wifi. 
At the end of the study, 25% of semen in the wifi group was found to be damaged (not swimming actively and fumbling around) and 9% showed DNA fragmentation, compared to 14% and 3% respectively in the non-wifi group.

The scientists and researchers suggested that the sperm damage was caused by the electromagnetic radiation caused by wifi. Further studies on wifi showed that wifi carried significant electromagnetic radiation that could potentially affect fertility if not carefully managed. 

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None of the studies are conclusive, but take to heart that wise men will protect their next generation with discretion! Keep the laptops off your laps if you can avoid it! 

Boy! It's Hot!! Fragile Fertility!

The invention of laptops has changed the way we work around the world.

Now that the computer is mobile, we can literally and liberally work anywhere we want, in the bed, at the park, at the cafe, and even in the car!!

The laptops, true to its name is always placed on the lap for convenience and ease of use. But with studies showing that male fertility could be impacted and affected by placing laptops on laps, you might want to rethink the way you work around the laptops.

Everyone knows the intense heat generated by laptops after a few minutes of use, its almost no surprise to researchers that they discovered that the heat is high enough to affect sperm quality!

A 2004 study conducted at the State University of New York led by Dr Yefim Sheynkin found that placing laptops on the laps caused a 2.7 °C increase in scrotal temperature!

Having the thighs placed close together to balance a laptop on the lap increases the scrotal temperature even more!! That's almost a forest fire to the little swimmers!

Heating issues

The study which was published in the European journal Human Reproduction, showed that the bottom of the laptop computers rose from about 31°C to almost 40°C after an hour!

The results were linked to an earlier study that showed that sperm concentration dropped by 40% when median daytime scrotal temperature rose by 1°C, suggesting that laptops on laps could possibly affect male fertility in the long run.

Well then, guys! time to take heed and avoid laptops on laps when you thinking of starting a family! 

Technology has provided us convenience but its a give and take relationship.. So do take precaution when dabbling in the conveniences of life! 

B3? Vitamin? Niacin!

This is important for fatty acid synthesis and protein metabolism. It is needed for the maintenance of healthy skin, nerves and gastrointestinal tract. Niacin has been shown to reduce low density lipoprotein cholesterol and increase high density lipoprotein cholesterol. Niacin is found in protein rich food such as meats, fish, yeast, legumes and nuts.
Deficiency results in pellagra, loss of appetite, general weakness, abdominal pain and vomiting.

Vitamin B1 - Thiamine

Thiamine was the first vitamin isolated. It is important for energy production and carbohydrate metabolism. Thiamine combines with pyruvic acid to form energy. It acts as the co-enzyme for the production of acetylcholine.

Anti oxidant foods

Thiamine is also a powerful antioxidant. Thus, thiamine is important for promoting growth. Dietary sources of thiamine include yeast, pork, legumes, beef, whole grains and nut. Polished white rice unfortunately contains little thiamine. Thiamine is also heat sensitive.

The requirement for vitamin B1 increases during illness, stress and surgery. Thus deficiency may result in people with poor dietary intake, alcoholics and patients with chronic diseases including cancer. This results in anorexia, irritability, apathy and generalized weakness.

In prolonged cases, beriberi may result. with features of enlarged heart, peripheral edema, peripheral neuritis. In dry beriberi, symmetrical peripheral neuropathy of the motor and sensory nerves and diminished reflexes may result. Patients taking diuretic tablets tend to lose more thiamine. Hemodialysis also leads to increased loss.

Ringing in the ears? It is known as Tinnitus.

Hopefully this will give the uninitiated, some insight into the problem. Tinnitus is a ringing, swishing, or other type of noise that seems to originate in the ear or head. It is not a single disease, but a symptom of an underlying condition. Nearly 36 million Americans suffer from this disorder and some even do not report the condition. In almost all cases, only the patient can hear the noise. The noise may vary in pitch from a low roar to a high squeal, and you may hear it in one or both of your ears. In some cases, the sound can be so irritatingly loud it interferes with your ability to concentrate or hear properly. Earwax buildup may worsen tinnitus. Excess wax in your ear canal can reduce your ability to hear outside noises and amplify internal noises.

One of the most common causes of tinnitus is damage to the microscopic endings of the hearing nerve in the inner ear.

To understand this, Inside your inner ear, there are thousands of auditory cells that maintains an electrical charge. Microscopic hairs form on the surface of each auditory cell. When they're healthy, these hairs move in relation to the pressure of sound waves. The movement triggers the cell to discharge electricity through the auditory nerve. Your brain interprets these signals as sound.

If the delicate hairs inside your inner ear are bent or broken, they move randomly in a constant state of irritation. Unable to hold their charge, the auditory cells "leak" random electrical impulses to your brain as noise.

Loud music

Today, loud noise exposure is a very common cause of tinnitus, and it often damages hearing as well. Unfortunately, many people are unconcerned about the harmful effects of excessively loud noise, firearms, and high intensity loud noisy music.

Long-term use of certain medications. Aspirin used in large doses and certain types of antibiotics can affect inner ear cells, and lead to tinnitus. From the above causes.. some people decides to 'live with it' while others sought a better way out and a solution to the impending problem.

It is ill advice to place objects such as cotton swabs to clean your ears as this might cause ear wax to impact your eardrum and lead to tinnitus.

Most cases of tinnitus aren't harmful. However, if tinnitus persists or gets worse or you also experience hearing loss or dizziness, you should seek help in order to get a better quality of life.

There are a few  solutions out there that will definitely help. To get to know and learn more of the solution towards this debilitating conditions simply head over to http://www.tinnitusmiracle.com for the best solution!

FOREVER YOUNG… Anti-ageing Treatments?

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The multi-billion dollar question is how to intervene in the mechanics of ageing.
Theories of ageing fall into two categories – (i) genetic, hormonal and immunological systems are pre-programmed to decline, (ii) influence of environmental factors like stress, diet & exercise. Ageing isn’t a single process, it’s about the gradual failing of repair mechanisms contributing to an undermining of the body’s ability to repair itself and replace cells (Tim Spector).

Having a Hard time sleeping through the night?

A lot of people have a hard time sleeping through the night, the problem might just be that they can't get comfortable sleeping on their beds.

Worry not, as there is a few things that can get you started on getting a great night's sleep!!

1. Check out your mattress!

• You might have been sleeping on the same old mattress for ages and ages and never seem to bother. It might be time for you to look for a new mattress! or at least go and try out a few to see if any of them feels more comfortable to you. Always do check to see if you need a firmer one, a hard one or a softer one.

Do you know about the essential 13 vitamins?

Do you know about the essential 13 vitamins?

The essential substance to the continuous functioning of life.

Vitamins are the substances that your body needs to grow and develop normally.

Could you name all 13 vitamins that your body needs to stay healthy and do that which you love most everyday?

The incredible Super algae - Spirulina

What is it?

• it is one of the oldest lifeforms on earth.
• it is a blue green algae.
• It is rich in protein, vitamins, minerals, and carotenoids, antioxidants that can help protect cells from damage.
• rich in the omega fatty acids, and especially omega 3, which play key roles in preventing heart disease, lowering bad cholesterol, reducing the severity of arthritis, osteoporosis, depression and diabetes and much more.
• highest known source of beta-carotene, a very potent and powerful anti-oxidant.

2 Great Slimming Tips!

Tip #1:

It is Always a good rule of the thumb to:

Eat until you are satisfied, but stop right before you are full.

Overeat always gives you negative outcomes including, digestive distress, indigestions, reduced energy and the most dreaded, extra fat storage in the body!!Never eat until you feel 'stuffed' otherwise you will overeat.

Don't faint! Vitamin B12 is here to save the day!

Vitamin B12 also known by its other names, cyanocobalamin or methylcobalamin (active form) is part of the Vitamin B complex family, one of the essential vitamins in the human life.

Its greatest function to ensure proper forming of healthy red blood cells.
when a person experiences fatigue, malaise or anemic it usually indicates that the person can benefit from having extra vitamin B12 in their systems.

The said vitamin is also crucial in developing nerve cells, it is known to reduce and relieve pain. The vitamin will be beneficial when a person has tingling and numbing in feet. Taking the vitamin relieves the mentioned problems.

You will require a more high vitamin b12 foods when you have red or sore tongue
or when you have heart palpitations, depressions or experiences nervousness.
for elderly who has memory problems or students who are attending an exam (helps in memory retention).

Eating a healthy and well balanced diet will normally ward off all the mentioned illness.

The best source of vitamin B12 food would be sardines and salmons!
not forgetting calf's liver! If you aren't the kind who dines on innards, sardines and salmons will be your best bet as your vitamin B12 rich food!

Dairy products also contains healthy amounts of vitamin B12 required for healthy cell functions.

If your daily diet does not permit you a balanced meal in any way, you can always opt for supplements that supplies sufficient vitamin B12 for your body.

Pop a tablet slice and saute that salmon to start off a healthy and balance diet right away!

Selenium, trace element supplement for your hairy problems!

Selenium. A trace element or mircromineral that is required by the body for optimum health. Most of the selenium in the body comes from the diet.

Its known to have anti oxidant properties that protects the cells from free radical damage. As an antioxidant, it helps to slow the aging process, and protects against a number of degenerative disorders.  In one ten-year study, men who took 200 mg of selenium daily had 50% less risk of developing cancer compared to the norm.

 Besides that, There is some evidence that selenium supplements may reduce the odds of prostate cancer. According to information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine, selenium is used frequently in the treatment of gray hair. Northwestern Health Sciences University notes that selenium has a role in fighting the free radicals that can hasten the aging process.

 Selenium's benefits for hair have been shown in the prevention of dandruff. Compounds with selenium help to kill the fungus present on the scalp, which sheds dry skin particles. Sometimes, small amounts of selenium are used in the anti-dandruff shampoos.


The best food or sources of selenium can be found in Brazil nuts. It has been found to contain the highest concentration of selenium. Consuming mushrooms also contain a good amount of selenium. So, crack those nuts and start roasting those mushrooms!