Tea – treat for body and soul
Tea is much more than just a liquid. Whether you enjoy a cup of tea in the morning, afternoon or evening; the soothing hot drink tastes any time of day and season. In addition, tea boosts the physical well-being and for all ages including the ideal drink. Tea is considered discovery of the Chinese, even though the birth of the world famous drink is historically not been established. But around 5000 years ago can you have there already prepared the first tee. It “was” the world famous drink according to legend, by chance. It is said that the Chinese Emperor Chen Nung was leisurely strolls through his garden while he held a filled with hot water bowl in his hands. A suddenly emerging wind dropped three leaves of a wild shrub blow into his shell, from which a pleasant...
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Can Licorice root change your blood sugar?
Most know it only as the main component of licorice. Now researchers have found that the licorice root may be effective against adult-onset diabetes. Since ancient times, licorice root in traditional medicine is estimated. Especially with gastric and respiratory diseases it is used. Researchers have now discovered that liquorice also contains substances that can help against diabetes.The scientists have identified in the edible root of the plant substances that may cause your blood sugar: the Amorfrutin. The team could prove the antidiabetic effect of Amorfrutin in animal experiments. But the materials are not only hypoglycemic, but also anti-inflammatory and are very well tolerated. Therefore, they may be employed for controlling complex metabolic diseases. Bend even a fatty liver before, a frequent disease in which there is a result of too-fat diet or alcohol abuse to a usually reversible storage...
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Can protect fruits and vegetables against diseases?
Fruit and vegetables are healthy – everyone knows that. But if they really can reduce the risk of certain diseases and, if so, for what, is less clear. Obesity, hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus are typical diet-related diseases, which in turn can even draw a number of sequelae after themselves. That they may be caused by lack of exercise as well as by a too fat and sugar rich diet, is well known. But how the targeted supply of healthy food, especially fruits and vegetables, affects the formation of risk of individual diseases is not yet fully explored. A recent study by the American Society for Nutrition provides for more clarity. The existing epidemiological studies that have examined the association between fruit and vegetable consumption and the emergence of certain diseases, a comprehensive analysis has undergone. The research...
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Increased blood fat levels – an alarm signal
Healthy over 30? Actually a self-intelligibility, when it comes of interviewed according to view young adult. And often it is the incidental finding, of the shows a very different picture. Meant are high blood fat levels values, which are detected not only in the higher years of life always more frequently. Basically, people need fat. He takes it in their diet, and when they consume too much of it, the weight increases, because fat is stored as a life-saving source of energy for a rainy day. That do not come sooner, the evolutionary young human organism can not know. Excess fat is unhealthy and causes damage to the organs. The detectable in the blood blood fats including cholesterol. It belongs to the group of steroids and is important for the construction of cell walls. Its structure is similar to...
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Homeopathy – gentle help for many everyday complaints
Many often wonder if holding the small globules, what they promise. It is so much power in them, which is worth that they rediscovered for themselves. The one you will not want to miss the other they reject strict than nonsense from. The small white balls, tablets or drops is still based today their production process on instructions of the founder of homeopathy, Samuel Hahnemann, are the main components of a homeopathic therapy. The basic idea of Hahnemann and thus the principle of homeopathic modes of action is that “like with like” to be treated. In about one can imagine it so that an agent is added, which causes the same symptoms in a healthy person, such as those that plague those affected at this time. It is assumed here that while this may initially worsen the symptoms, but...
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Consumption of vegetables protects against asthma
Vegetables is healthy. But can it may also prevent asthma? An American study provides instructions. Especially for children a high vegetable consumption is sensible. American doctors have examine how the consumption of vegetables on the risk of developing asthma affects. 476 children from 11 to 14 years old were interviewed together with their parents about their dietary habits of the past year. For this purpose, an asthma diagnosis was made by a specialized pediatrician. The children were asked, among other, how much green, orange and red vegetables taken to be had. However, the consumption of fast food like pizza or french fries, as well as fish or meat were queried. It was found that children who took a lot of vegetables and less fast food to be had a significantly lower risk of developing asthma than others. Antioxidant protection....
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