How much dark chocolate is loaded with pollutants?
Chocolate – especially dark – to make her happy, and it’s flavonoids and they even are promoting healthy lifestyle. However, Bitter Chocolate was tested in laboratory. And it was found that he’s include heavy metal. Has been tested 25 different dark chocolate bar from different vendors & tested for availability of cadmium. It was also checked, which providers act fairly and add true farmers cocoa in dark chocolate. Only two of the panels were “very good” in the overall judgment. They originate from fair trade and manufacture product which are free from harmful substances. The biggest problem in containing of dark chocolate it’s cadmium, which attacks the bone. It also damages the nervous system and is suspected to be carcinogenic. The cocoa plants absorb the toxic heavy metal through the roots out of the ground. Cacao beans from Latin America...
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Pollen in spring
While healthy people enjoy the spring begins allergen in March the stressful time of the pollen. Some of the following tips can help combat the symptoms and to enjoy the spring. March is the peak season for pollen. Many plants are flowering now and start accordance with the pollen to fly. Naturally, the bloom begins in high mountain regions later than in low-lying areas. Strong wind is therefore an additional burden and also ensures symptoms when the responsible plants are really far away. Depending on the extent of allergy, it may still be useful not to disclose activities calculated to where the trees are causing. In very severe cases, the person concerned also been taken into account when looking for housing the fauna of their potential new living environment. There is no guarantee, however, there is never. Finally, new...
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Slim in spite of yo-yo effect?
Anyone who has often grown out and back, suffering mostly from the, so-called, yo-yo effect and make it barely permanently remove – the previously believed many nutritionists. This theory is, however, now disproved by a study. Until now it was assumed, that the body’s metabolism running at a diet due to the reduced calories intake. As a study now showed, that does not mean, that people who suffered so far under the yo-yo effect, not able to lose weight permanently. In the investigation, the success of various slimming strategies in women were compared with and without weight fluctuations. All participants were overweight and were between 50 and 75 years old. They were divided into four groups, for each of them were given the different diet and exercise plans: either a low calorie diet or physical activity, or a combination...
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Saves an apple a day, the doctor
The apple is a small marvel of nature. Kiwi, pineapple and other particularly vitamin-rich exotic it may at first glance not hold a candle. The correctness of the English proverb that says translates that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but it was long since been confirmed scientifically. An apple actually contains more than 30 vitamins, plus up to 180 milligrams of potassium, further calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and iron. On the other hand, it provides only 60 calories. Some of the valuable ingredients sit in the bowl, so he should be well washed, are also preferably consumed with this. Hunger and lack of energy between meals? An apple a remedy, its fructose and glucose quickly awaken your spirits. Another plus point is the pectins in apples, dietary fiber, the stomach and intestines do well. Pectins can do...
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Does ginkgo helps in dementia?
Is said, that Ginkgo extract to have positive effects on memory. This is now confirmed by a study. Even with dementia Ginkgo may be useful. Intake of Ginkgo can have a positive effect in dementia both on the cognitive abilities as well as on the behavior. This shows a study that was recently published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research. 410 patients with mild to moderate dementia were given during 24 weeks either an extract from the leaves of the Ginkgo tree (EGb 761) or a placebo. The randomized, double-blind study showed, that when taking ginkgo, as measured by a syndrome-short test, significantly improved. Even behavioral disorders decreased and everyday functionality improved. It was interesting for the researchers, that positive effects in various forms of dementia, namely, vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease has been showed. However, the improvements in...
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