Friday, July 31, 2009

Potential health benefit

In today’s world the only food that is healthy and natural is fruit. Different types of fruit are available all over the world. Each country export and import the fruit variety they have in plenty. Fruit contains vitamins, minerals and plant photochemical that the help to maintain the body health. Eating the whole fruit and drinking the juice is good for gaining the best nutrients out of the fruit.

People who like to reduce their weight can eat lot of fruits. Delicious, fiber content, and density of energy are the factors that are considered to influence the energy consumption. To reduce weigh due to excess water fruit are best since they contain sodium in low number.

Fruits and vegetables should be taken in 50-50 basics since the fruit fills the stomach faster cheering less high caloric foods to be eaten. Eating too much fruits also reduces the total caloric value in the body. Following are some of the benefits that occur while you consume a right amount of fruit with good quality:

  • potential for weight control

  • more energy for exercising

  • reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases

  • reduced risk of developing cancers

  • lower blood pressure

  • potential to lower cholesterol

  • reduced change of developing type 2 diabetes

  • potential to slow down age process

Monday, July 27, 2009

Benefits of good night sleep

A good night sleep is essential to maintain one’s overall health and happiness. When you do not sleep properly you are damaging your body putting it in a high risk of illness. Here are some of the benefits you get in a good night sleep.

Your mind and consciousness are strengthened and makes you feel energized.

Memory consolidation a process done by the brain when the body is at rest takes place regularly. To enhance your memory ability and to do things better sufficient sleep is necessary.

Immune system will be strengthened. Immune strength will prevent you from various infection and disease.

Your body might always feel relaxed and tension free if you enjoy a sound sleep. If you lack sleep you body goes into a stress state producing high blood pressure and increase in stress hormones. In turn the high blood pressure increases the risk of heart attack.

Good sleep helps you to lose weigh in your body. Sleep deficiency that increases the stress hormones have a link to the abdominal fat that cause you to overweight. Good sleep helps you to maintain the level of leptin, and ghrelin. If you get a good sleep regularly means you are losing weight.

It keeps your heart healthy. It also helps you to maintain blood pressure and cholesterol level. For the young people eight to ten hours of sleep is necessary while for the adults six to eight hours of sleep is enough.

The part of the brain that controls emotion and social interactions slow down when you are in good sleep and allow you to perform optimally when you awake. It helps you to maintain the level of neurotransmitters serotonin and prevent from depression.

Getting the good, adequate and quality sleep will help you to improve your overall activities and achieve a healthy lifestyle.

Friday, July 17, 2009

Tips to make daily things go well

Daily things can be planned in such a way that at the end of the day, you need not to feel that nothing has been completed. To increase your productivity, a simple technique can be used. It’s so simple just list down all the things you need to work on that day.

Spend at least 10 -15 minutes each day to plan your activities for the next day and prepare a daily chart. Start the day with that. It would be more useful if you write your task. You can either use paper to list it down or you can prefer the computer. Work on both and find out which one best suit you.

Listing the job does not mean that you will be able to complete them all in a proper way. Reviewing the list and giving priority for each job will help you the most. The jobs that get to close too your goals can be given the higher priority.

You can give your jobs the “ABC” rating. Rate the job that needs to be done on that day as “A”. The less urgent job can be rated as “B” and so on.

When an unplanned job gets in your way, first plan that job in your list and then continue your job proceedings. Also break the more complex job into smaller ones and concentrate on one at a time.

Finally when you complete the jobs look at the result and feel the fulfillment of the development.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

The history of zoos

Human interest in keeping animals dates back to at least 1500 BC when Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt built a zoo. Many zoos were created by rulers in Africa, India and China to demonstrate their wealth and power.

The Greeks established the first zoos to study animal behaviour. They charged admission to view the specimens, and set up an education process. One of the most notable teachers at a Greek zoo was Aristotle. One of his best-known students was Alexander the Great, who collected many animals for the zoos.

British and European exploration of the world in the 18th and 19th centuries led to the discovery of many species of animals that they considered to be unusual. This encouraged the keeping of animals as exotica in Europe and Britain. The idea of zoos as places of entertainment also developed.

The role of the zoo today

Modern zoos undertake environmental education and conservation of endangered species, zoological research, and provide for recreation through exhibiting animals to the public, special events, and 'behind the scenes' tours and overnight stays which include close encounters with the animals

Zoos now are a place where people can get in touch with the natural world by experiencing a variety of flora and fauna in a close-up real-life situation. There is still no experience quite like seeing the real and unpredictable animal - who knows what it will do next? There are sights, smells, and sounds of a zoo which take people away from their daily surroundings.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Fruits and Vegetable Benefits

Fruits and Vegetables Can Protect Your Health

Fruits and vegetables contain essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber that may help protect you from chronic diseases. Compared with people who consume a diet with only small amounts of fruits and vegetables, those who eat more generous amounts as part of a healthful diet are likely to have reduced risk of chronic diseases, including stroke and perhaps other cardiovascular diseases, and certain cancers.

Whole Foods or Supplements?

Nutrients should come primarily from foods. Foods such as fruits and vegetables contain not only the vitamins and minerals that are often found in supplements, but also other naturally occurring substances that may help protect you from chronic diseases.

For some people, fortified foods or supplements can be helpful in getting the nutrients their bodies need. A fortified food contains a nutrient in an amount greater than what is typically found in that food.

The Colors of Health

Fruits and vegetables come in terrific colors and flavors, but their real beauty lies in what's inside. Fruits and vegetables are great sources of many vitamins, minerals and other natural substances that may help protect you from chronic diseases.

To get a healthy variety, think color. Eating fruits and vegetables of different colors gives your body a wide range of valuable nutrients, like fiber, folate, potassium, and vitamins A and C. Some examples include green spinach, orange sweet potatoes, black beans, yellow corn, purple plums, red watermelon, and white onions. For more variety, try new fruits and vegetables regularly