Monday, July 19, 2010

It's so Hard to be Healthy....

By courtesyBy courtesyIn this age of instancy nowadays, living a healthy life is no longer an easy thing to do. You wish to be healthy, but those fast food outlets keep waving those tempting tastes. Not to mention having snacks that contain MSG. Plus smoking, staying up overnights or even sleeping all the time, alcohol, pollution, drugs, and many more health destruction materials that surround us. How can we be healthy?
But, you really want to be healthy, don't you? Then the following things below might be useful for you to know. Enjoy reading!
5 kinds of food that can cause cancer:
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1. Hot dogs. Because this food contains nitrates, the Cancer Prevention Coalition recommends that children not to consume more than 12 hot dogs a month. If you can't live without hot dogs, it is suggested to buy products that do not contain sodium nitrates.
2. Processed meat. This one also has the same contents with the hot dogs. Processed meats increase the risk of heart diseases and cause cancer.
3. Donuts. This kind of light meals also can cause cancer. Because, it is made from flour, sugar, and hydrogenated oils, then fried at such high temperatures.
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4. French Fries. As well as donuts, french fries is made using hydrogenated oils, and fried at such high temperatures. French fries also contains cancer-causing acryl amides which are formed during the frying process.
5. Chips, crackers, and cookies. Because of these snacks are usually made using flours and sugar. Although the labels listed oil-free, but still, these foods contain saturated oil.

Habits that can damage the brain:
1. Not having breakfast. People who usually don't have breakfast are going to have low blood sugar levels, which will cause a reduced supply of nutrients to the brain, causing brain degeneration.
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2. Eat too much. This behavior will cause the brain arteries to become hardened, which will reduce the mental strength.
3. Smoking. This unhealthy habit will lead to double-narrowing of the brain, and will cause Alzheimer's symptom (senile).
4. Too much sugar consumption. Excessive intakes of sugar will interrupt the absorption of protein and nutrients that can cause lack of nutrients which interferes with the brain development.
5. Air pollution. The brain is the biggest user of oxygen in the body. Inhaling air pollution will reduce the supply of oxygen to the brain, and will reduce the brain's working efficiency.
6. Too much sleep. Proper sleep will rest the brain. Too much sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.
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7. Covering head while sleeping. Sleeping with the head covered will increase the concentration of carbon dioxide and reduce the concentration of oxygen that can cause brain damage.
8. Making the brain works in times of illness. Working too hard or studying in times of illness can lead to reduce effectiveness of the brain and can cause brain damage.
9. Lack of mind stimulations. Thinking is the best way for the brain. The lack of stimulations in the brain can cause constrictions in the brain.
10. Rarely speak. Intellectual conversations can increase the brain working efficiency.
The main causes of liver damage:
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1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are the main causes.
2. Not urinating in the morning.
3. Too much eating.
4. Not having breakfast.
5. Consuming too much medications.
6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food colorings, and artificial sweeteners.
7. Using unhealthy cooking oil. Try to decrease the oil use when frying, although using the best cooking oil such as olive oil. Do not eat fried food when the body is tired, except when the body is fit enough.
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courtesyBy courtesy8. Eating overcooked food can also cause liver damage. Vegetables are better be eaten raw or ¾ cooked. Stir-fry vegetables should be spent on one meal, do not be stored.
We can prevent the disease without having to spend more. We just need to adopt the ways of living and healthy eating habits daily.
Keeping good eating habits and adjust the schedule is very important for our bodies to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to the body 'schedule'.
Pay very good attention to your health, and spread this information to the people you care about.


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