Talking about coffee, a lot of people who still think that coffee is bad for health. Actually it's not entirely true. Coffee, provided that consumed wisely, it is actually beneficial to health. Whatever, not just coffee, if consumed in excess is definitely not good.
Benefits of Coffee
According
to Harvard Women's Health, the consumption of several cups of coffee a
day may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, the formation of kidney
stones, colon cancer, Parkinson's disease, liver damage (cirrhosis),
heart disease and prevent cognitive decline in brain power.
- Diabetes. Twenty studies conducted worldwide indicate that coffee reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes by 50%. The researchers suspect the cause is chlorogenic acid in coffee act to slow the absorption of sugar in digestion. Chlorogenic
acid also stimulates the formation of GLP-1, a chemical that increases
insulin (a hormone that regulates the absorption of sugar into the
cells). Other substances in coffee that trigonelin (pro vitamin B3) is also thought to help slow the absorption of glucose.
- Cancer. Research has consistently shown that coffee reduces the risk of liver cancer, breast cancer and colon cancer.
- Cirrhosis. Coffee protects the liver from cirrhosis, particularly cirrhosis due to alcoholism.
- Parkinson's disease. The coffee drinkers have half the risk of Parkinson's disease is lower than those who did not drink coffee.
- Heart disease and stroke. Coffee consumption does not increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. Instead, the coffee actually slightly reduce the risk of stroke. A
study of more than 83,000 women aged over 24 years showed those who
drank two to three cups of coffee a day had a stroke risk 19% lower than
those who did not drink coffee. Studies of a number of men in Finland showed similar results.
- Cognitive function. Study
of 4197 women and 2820 men in France showed that drinking at least
three cups of coffee a day can prevent cognitive decline in brain
function due to aging by up to 33 percent in women. However, the same benefit was not found in men. This may be because women are more sensitive to caffeine.
Negative Effects Coffee
However, coffee also has a negative effect. The main content of caffeine as coffee is addictive stimulant. Caffeine affects the cardiovascular system such as increased heart rate and blood pressure. The negative impact that appears when you consume to excess.
For most people, drinking two to three cups of coffee does not have a negative impact. Drinking coffee with more frequency than that can cause heart palpitations, insomnia, headaches and other disorders. Therefore,
for those who consumed coffee that was not sleepy-such as lack of
sleep-suggested that consumption is spread throughout the day.
Research on the relationship of coffee consumption with miscarriage does not provide uniform conclusions. But, just to be safe pregnant women are advised not to drink more than one cup of coffee a day.
You often wash with shampoo. However, within hours your hair already feel dirty and matted. Your hair feels like it has been smeared with Vaseline. Like millions of others, you have oily hair problem.
Healthy hair requires a number of sebum, a type of oils secreted by glands in your scalp. Sebum keeps hair brittle so as not to make it shiny and beautiful. Greasy hair occurs when excessive sebum production.Causes of oily hair is usually congenital (genetic). You have the talent to produce more sebum than the average person. Hormonal changes can also make hair more oily at certain moments. Some women complain of oily hair more at the beginning and end of the menstrual cycle. Most young women have oily hair because androgens stimulate the sebaceous glands to produce more sebum.
Although you can not change the genes and hormone control, the following tips can help you manage oily hair:
- Use sampo every day. People with oily hair should shampoo every day wear. Hair is dead protein structure. Menyampo hair every day is not going to ruin it.
- Use simple shampoo. Most shampoo enriched with various additives and conditioners. People with oily hair requires a shampoo that dissolves oil well. Select the type of special shampoo for oily hair and no extra conditioner. You do not need conditioner.
- Use a dry shampoo. Powder dry shampoo help absorb excess oil. Focus on the application of shampoo on the hair roots to absorb oil from the source (the scalp).
- Use gentle shampoo. Beware
of harsh shampoos containing sulfates can remove moisture as hair,
which will trigger the oil glands to produce more oil to reduce dryness.
Choose a mild shampoo such as baby shampoo.
- Use vinegar or lemon juice. If
you have severe oily hair, try the following recipe: Mix two
tablespoons of white vinegar or lemon juice to a cup of warm water. Apply the solution to your hair evenly, then rinse thoroughly with warm water.
- Use shampo until clean. Rinse hair every completed bersampo until completely clean. The rest of the shampoo in the hair will melengketkan dirt and accelerate oil.
- Reduce stimulation of your hair. Combing and play around with your hair can trigger the sebaceous glands to produce more oil. Try to hold your hand to touch and not too frequent combing your hair.
Sugary soft drinks increase your risk of type 2 diabetes affected. Each
additional consumption of cans or bottles (340 ml) sweetened drinks a
day increases the likelihood of contact with type 2 diabetes by 22%. The more you drink a sweetener sugar, the more likely you to get type 2 diabetes. Thus the conclusions of a large study done in England Imperial College London and eight other European countries. From 330 234 people followed over 16 years of scrutiny, of 12 403 people develop type 2 diabetes.
As
we know, type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by insulin
resistance and especially associated with genetic factors (heredity) and
lifestyle. Indonesia occupies the 4th world order with total patients above 21 million people. According Riskesdas 2007, diabetes is the number-two cause of death in urban Indonesia.
Although
the study can not prove a cause-effect relationship between the
consumption of sugary drinks definitely with diabetes, but the
relationship between them is very strong. Increased risk only dropped slightly to about 18% after adjusting findings to calculate body mass index (BMI). It shows that not just being overweight that cause trends.
In
previous studies, the consumption of sugar berpemanis drink a can a day
was associated with an increased incidence of type 2 diabetes in the
U.S. population by 25%. These findings suggest that the same correlation is also happening in Europe. Sugary drinks can lead to type 2 diabetes because of its effect on weight. In
addition, the drink has a glycemic effect can cause rapid surge in
blood glucose, as well as disruption of the hormone insulin, which
normally regulate blood sugar.
The
authors also observed a significant increase in the incidence of
diabetes associated with soft drink consumption berpemanis made, but the
relationship disappeared after taking BMI of participants, which may
indicate that the relationship is not causal but driven by the
participant's body weight. Consumption of fruit juice and honey is not significantly associated with incident diabetes.
Well, after getting the information above, do you still want to consume sugary drinks every day? Other times of sweet tea or coca cola, the better you order fresh tea or plain water only. More economical and more healthy!
Diabetes
(diabetes mellitus) is a condition in which the body can not regulate
the sugar content in the blood glucose or sugar are usually transported
to the cells of the body as an energy source instead scattered in the
bloodstream, even go wasted in the urine. Arrangement of blood sugar by the body is done with the help of the hormone insulin from the pancreas. Diabetes consists of two types:
Type 1: Diabetes
because the body does not produce insulin, so patients need insulin
injections every day to control blood sugar levels. Type 1 diabetes occurs in children and adolescents and the ongoing development of diabetes
Type 2: In type 2 diabetes, the pancreas produces insulin, but the body's cells do not respond normally. This
type of diabetes is usually associated with obesity and some cases of
pregnancy as well as a new outbreak at the age of 40 years.High
blood sugar levels will gradually cause damage to blood vessels and
nerves that lead to malfunctioning of the eyes, kidneys and nerves as
well as increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and impotence.
Symptoms of diabetes
In type 2 diabetes, blood sugar control can be done through changes in lifestyle and diet. According to various studies, these changes proved to be effective to reduce the risk of diabetes. Therefore, it is very important for you to be aware when diabetes already exists within you. Approximately
8.6% of Indonesia's population according to WHO diabetes, unfortunately
many do not realize until the case becomes chronic.A person is said to suffer from diabetes when blood sugar levels above 126 mg / dl (fasting) or 200 mg / dl (not fasting). However, the most visible symptoms of new-onset diabetes when blood sugar is above 270 mg / dl. Do not rely on symptoms to know the presence of diabetes. The only accurate way to find out is to test blood and urine.
Symptoms or signs of diabetes are widespread:
Dehydration
Persistent thirst
Increased frequency of urination
Fatigue
Weight loss
Impaired vision
Healing old wounds
Note:Measurement of blood glucose concentration is done by two methods: by weight (mg / dl) and the number of molecules (mol / ml). Conversion from mg / dl to mol / ml is to divide 18. For example, 200 mg / dl with 11.1 mol / ml.
Cholesterol
is one of the body fat (lipid) which is essential for the activity of
cell membranes, make hormones, vitamins and bile acids. Cholesterol also helps in the transmission of nerve impulses.Cholesterol levels in the blood depends on what you eat and how the body makes cholesterol in the liver. Having
too much cholesterol in the blood is not a disease, but it can lead to
hardening and narrowing of the arteries (atherosclerosis) in the
cardiovascular system.There
are two kinds of cholesterol: the bad is called low-density lipoprotein
(LDL) and good is called high-density lipoprotein (HDL). LDL can contribute to heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases. HDL removes excess LDL in your blood and takes it to heart to pembuangan.Avocadophoto © 2007 ingserban | more info (via: Wylio)Normal blood cholesterol is less than 5 mmol / l. If between 5 and 6.5 mmol / l, you can reduce it with diet. If higher than 6.5 mmol / l you have to take medicine, but to adjust your diet. Here are 15 foods that are beneficial to lower cholesterol in your blood.
- Nuts. Walnuts, almonds and other nuts can reduce blood cholesterol. Research has shown that eating a few walnuts every day can lower your cholesterol by 27 percent. According
to watchdog the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), consuming
about a handful (42.5 grams) of almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts, pecans,
pine nuts, pistachio nuts and walnuts, may reduce the risk of heart
disease. The content of Omega-3 fats and antioxidants in nuts work to rehabilitate the arterial damage caused by saturated fats.
- Green tea. Study
in Japan found that theanine in green tea is beneficial to increase
good cholesterol and prevent the formation of bad cholesterol. You should drink at least four cups of sugar-free green tea every day to get the benefits.
- Tomatoes. Drinking two glasses of tomato juice a day lowered bad cholesterol from your body significantly.
- Fruit Wine. Red grapes increase good cholesterol. It is recommended to drink two glasses of grape juice every day.
- Blueberry. Blueberries contain a large number of substances that fight bad cholesterol. Compounds in blueberries (pterostilbene) may help lower cholesterol as effectively as commercial drugs with fewer side effects.
- Plum. Such as blueberries, plums have a large amount of material that lowers cholesterol.
- Soy products. Soy products such as soy milk, tofu and tempeh not only reduces your cholesterol, but also rich in protein.
- Garlic. Garlic has a positive effect on your bad cholesterol while maintaining good cholesterol. Many
clinical trials have looked at the role and benefits of garlic in heart
disease, mainly by lowering total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and
triglycerides. American
Dietetic Association recommends that the health benefits of garlic, we
should consume 600-900 mg (about 1 clove fresh) per day.
- Olive oil. Olive oil can reduce bad cholesterol from your body. Researchers at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) found that olive oil enriched diet helps lower bad cholesterol (LDL).
- Coconut oil. Research Dr. Mary
Enig MS of Nutritional Sciences and other research mentioned that
natural coconut oil (non-hydrogenated) increase the good cholesterol
(HDL).
- Avocado. Unsaturated fat in avocados is the kind of healthy because it can increase your HDL cholesterol levels.
- Flaxseed oil. Linseed oil can lower blood pressure in men with high cholesterol. In
a three-month study on 59 middle-aged men, those who consumed flaxseed
oil supplements daily blood pressure decreased significantly.
- Fish and fish oil. A
study from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology found
that people with type 2 diabetes who consumed high doses of fish oil
over nine weeks lowered the concentration of cholesterol in their
bodies.
- Pomegranates. A
study by the National Academy of Sciences (USA) showed that pomegranate
juice reduces cholesterol plaque buildup and increases nitric oxide
production which helps reduce arterial plaque.
- Yogurt with probiotics. Several
studies have shown that the probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus and
Lactobacillus reuteri actually help lower cholesterol. They work by preventing the reabsorption of cholesterol back into the blood stream.
