Thin bodies but Have High Cholesterol
Healthy Lifestyle December 25th, 2009
High cholesterol is identified with people who are overweight or obese. But the thin body of people who were equally likely to get high cholesterol.
“Cholesterol is fat in the blood rather than fat under the skin. So people who might lean body high cholesterol,” says Dr. Dante Saksono H, SpPD, PhD, when contacted by Cedrika, Thursday (24/12/2009) .
Dr. Dante adds a fat person or obese tended to have high cholesterol levels because of insulin resistance causes fat metabolism changed. But that does not mean that thin people may not have high cholesterol.
What symptoms of high cholesterol?
High cholesterol in the body did not show any symptoms or complaints in person. Usually people have realized the high complications such as heart disease and stroke if the blood vessels and interfere with hypertension.
“If someone has hypertension, so that high cholesterol will cause pain in the back of the head neck,” said the doctor who practices at the Hospital Mitra Keluarga Kelapa Gading.
Dr. Dante adds clinically there are some things that can be used as initial guidelines one having high cholesterol, namely the existence of fat deposits on the eyelids. These deposits usually contain levels of triglycerides (fatty acid molecules) high. But this happens only a small part of it.
Better for who was aged over 40 years to do cholesterol tests every year. But for those who already have disorders such as high blood cholesterol could not hurt to do a cholesterol since the age of 25 years.
Someone said to have high cholesterol levels if the value of total cholesterol of more than 240 mg / dl blood. If someone can detect high cholesterol before complications occur, it is expected that these complications do not occur.
To reduce high cholesterol levels of patients are required to make low-fat diet, exercise diligently, for those who try to quit smoking and if necessary the patient should be taking drugs.
High cholesterol do not cause any symptoms until the occurrence of complications, for it does not hurt to apply healthy living with proper diet and diligent exercise.
Broccoli Benefits For Body
Healthy Lifestyle December 1st, 2009
Of course, you all know this kinds of vegetables. Typical form wrinkled make vegetables so easy to remember. Yes, especially if it was not broccoli.
Broccoli has a Latin name Brassica oleracea. Broccoli is a vegetable crop that includes the cabbage family (Brassicaceae). The ancient Greeks, plants from the middle east region has been long cultivated. And vegetables that contain lots of vitamin C is becoming known in Indonesia around 1970. Until now, the broccoli is very popular as food.
It has long been the kind of vegetables like cauliflower, is believed to have huge benefits for the health of the body. One of them is to deal with all matters of the stomach. Like other vegetables, broccoli is rich in provitamin A or carotenoids, vitamin E, folic acid and vitamin C. According to some experts beauty, vitamin A in broccoli contain antioxidants that are better than that possessed by antioxidant vitamin C. In addition, the benefits of skin rejuvenation is very good because evitel revitalization of vitamin A can prevent and slow the aging of the skin. It is one of the many benefits of broccoli. Here are some reviews about the benefits of broccoli and how to get it.
Overcoming All Stomach Problems
Broccoli is useful to overcome constipation. From the most minor problems. Broccoli contains nutrients, fivonoid, and fiber. As we all know that fiber is needed by the body to facilitate the digestive process. And fiber in broccoli can prevent constipation or better known as constipation.
The latest research and more specifically to the idea that broccoli can reduce the risk of a variety of digestive disorders such as gastritis, gastric infections, and possibly stomach cancer. In a study in Japan, the experts found that eating 70 grams of fresh broccoli every day for 2 months to protect the Man of the bacteria associated stomach ulcer disease, gastric infections, and stomach cancer. Substances in broccoli is most important to prevent the affairs of the stomach is sulforaphane also able to increase production of enzymes in the liver. These enzymes act took carcinogenic substances (causing cancer) are and out of cells. In addition, sulforaphane has the ability to kill Helicobacter pylori (the bacteria working bully stomach). And in the medical world, these bacteria are the main causes of injuries and cancer, and stomach.
Prevent cell damage blood vessels in diabetes. In addition to matters of the stomach, researchers from the University of Warwick believes if sulforaphane has a role in restoring the blood vessels damaged by high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia), which is closely related to diabetes.
Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia (memory loss) is most common among older people. Disease activity sufferers everyday. Actually broccoli has long been believed to have an important role to cure the disease. Many researchers suspect that broccoli contains compounds antiacetylcholinesterase. In a study conducted by King’s College in London, broccoli is considered to have the most powerful antiacetylcholineaterase properties.
How to Take Benefits of Broccoli
To get the benefits already mentioned above, would not then you can just buy and eat broccoli. Then expect to get benefits. Broccoli is good to have a dark green color and coarse-textured clear.
There are several ways to eat broccoli, so you still get health benefits. If you like fresh vegetables, broccoli, can you direct consumption.Another option, you can consume in the form of broccoli juice.
If you do not really like eating right, you can choose to boil it first. But keep in mind, you should not steam or boil the broccoli more than 5 minutes over 1 inch boiling water. Because sulforaphane content of broccoli could be lost if cooked too long. And please note, the content of sulforaphane in broccoli fresh higher than in broccoli steamed boiled or overcooked.
If you want to wash the broccoli, you should do the washing in cold tap water. And you should not soak broccoli because the active substances or nutrients can be dissolved in water.
Signs Healthy Man
Healthy Lifestyle November 23rd, 2009
If during the time we spent a lot of worry about illness and symptoms, perhaps now is the time we find out the signs of a healthy body, especially in men.
Nail color pink
Although only the tip of a finger, nail color can in fact be the best health indicators for easy viewing. In general, healthy people who have pink nail color (pink), strong, and gentle. Therefore, there’s nothing wrong alert when you see a change in nail color.
Yellowish nails and slow growth could be an indication of respiratory disease. Meanwhile, grooved nails have suspected the existence of diabetes. Lack of specific nutrients, such as iron, can also cause changes in nail color.
Pale yellow urine color
In general, the normal color of urine varies, depending on how much the amount of water we drink. If you drink enough, the color of urine is usually more clear. Conversely if we dehydration, the color of urine will become darker.
In addition to color, watch the striking change from the urine. For example, the stinging odor or color changes to red. Consult a physician if you suspect abnormalities.
Generates about one teaspoon of seminal fluid
A healthy adult male is able to produce semen of about 2-5 ml of semen during ejaculation. With increasing age, the production of cement is reduced. However, if the cement produced less than 2 ml, it can be a sign hyperspermia that can affect male fertility.
Besides volume, the color of semen is also a sign of health. A healthy male semen colored white or grayish and sticky. Seminal fluid or blood accompanied much liquid needs to watch out for and consulted the doctor.
Heart rate 70 bpm
Heart rate at rest (resting heart rate / RHR) is a good indicator of one’s fitness levels. Although RHR varies depending on age, but in healthy adult males, the normal rate of about 70-75 bpm (beats per minute). To measure it, put two fingers on the wrist veins. Then count while looking at the clock for 15 seconds. Multiply this number to get the value per minute.
Elastic skin
Skin elasticity is usually used as a reference for assessing one’s level of dehydration. A healthy skin is elastic and returned to normal when pinched. In contrast, the dehydration of the skin will return to normal position slowly when pinched.
Become Fresh Man
Healthy Lifestyle November 7th, 2009
Compared with female skin, male skin is thicker and oily skin men therefore need extra care. Meanwhile, most men look at the skin care activities, such as cleaning the face and use a moisturizer as a troublesome activity and a waste of time.
Even if there are going to “bother”, the only limited skin care wash and shave the men do. In fact, a razor and aftershave use makes the skin prone to recurrent irritation.
According to skin specialist Arimuko Abraham, the man has a characteristic skin thicker skin than women, more harshly and more oily. “The skin contains more men oil glands and sweat glands,” said the doctor who practiced medicine in the Army Central Hospital, Gatot Subroto, Jakarta, this. Therefore, men are more prone to acne.
Basically, acne is not hard to prevent that is to routinely clean your face every day and doing facials for acne is stubborn. But unfortunately not all men have the same knowledge about skin care.
As for the facial skin looks shiny, Abraham suggested the use of soap containing face anti sebum, the material that can absorb the oil. As for the dull skin are advised to use a facial moisturizer plus sunscreen (sunblock).
Use moisturizer many men avoided for fear of getting oily skin. In fact, oily skin is not necessarily free from dehydration. “The skin is healthy skin enough so that water levels are resistant to attack from outside,” explained Abraham.
To keep the skin moisture, after cleaning the face with water, end with a moisturizer. “This will bind the water in the skin,” says Abraham. Dull skin also can be overcome with the use of serum vitamin C-rich antioxidants.
In order for skin care routine more enjoyable, consider it as part of daily routine, like bathing with soap. If you do not like the smell of perfume from skin care products in general, select a special care products for men. Besides having a different formulation, care products for men also has a distinctive fragrance and masculine.
8 Prohibition of Beauty
Healthy Lifestyle, Skin Care November 2nd, 2009
Without us realizing, we often make bad habit of facial treatments. Call for example, do not clean face before bed. Or, squeeze pimples because grimly seen. In fact, we know what will happen if we do some bad habits. Other cause, we do not know that the custom is to give effect to the health of poor face. Well, from now on if you’ve done some bad habits below, immediately stop.
1. Direct spread of new cosmetic products to the face
Not all cosmetic products suitable for you. Therefore, to ascertain whether the skin react negatively or not, apply a new product was first tested on the inside of the forearm near the palm of the hand. Allow approximately 15-20 minutes. Observe the reaction. When the surface of the skin looks red, do not be fooled that the cream is used at work. It can be a sign your skin reject the product. Especially when accompanied by itching feeling around. Immediately rinse with cold water and wash until clean.
2. Not clear skin within 24 hours
The skin needs to breathe so that the make-up that covered the pores of the skin should be cleaned. For that clean the face of make-up before 24 hours after use. How to clean it with special soap the face, no soap. Bath soaps are alkaline (base) can make the top layer of epidermis that functions as a protective face peeling. Consequently, if the liquid soap into the skin, irritation may occur with signs such as red skin, itchy, dry, and scaly. A good soap for the face that has a pH (acidity level) or a neutral balance equal to the skin pH (usually pH balance listed on the packaging).
3. Squeeze acne
Habit actually squeeze pimples aggravates acne conditions. Kala was pimpled face the recommended action is to use the Purifying mask, or masks that can lift dirt in depth face. These masks are generally based mud (mud mask) or clay (clay mask) is effective to lift dirt and oil on the face. Or, select a face mask containing active ingredients aka repellent medicated acne mask. Another option is to let acne disappear by itself by waiting until becoming mature. You can remove a blockage from a mature pimples gently. How dip the cotton into the chamomile tea. Stick for as long as the acne on the skin to soften. Fingertip bandage that had been washed with clean paper towels and gently press the area around the pimple until it came out. Apply an antiseptic or acne cream afterwards.
4. Excessive rubbing moisturizer
Skin moisturizer useful to prevent evaporation of fluid in the skin. Use after bath or after cleaning the skin when the skin is clean. Apply a moisturizer to taste the skin surface. Excessive rubbing moisturizer in the hope that the skin becomes more protected it will make the skin pores clogged face, so that vulnerable arise acne. Indicators of moisturizer too many users is that if 15 minutes after the use of facial skin still looks oily. This sign is not absorbed moisturizer with skin well. In addition, any facial skin looks puffy. For that, choose a good moisturizer, and according to your skin type.
5. No cleaning cosmetics
Using make-up tool that dirty can cause skin damage, especially for those who have sensitive skin. The skin may become red, but also cause acne. Wash make-up equipment, especially that touch the face at least once a week. Way, dip the tools make-up (brush, sponge) into the liquid that has been given a baby shampoo solution. Then, patted dry with a way-clap to the tissue or dry naturally.
6. Repeal Excessive brow
For some eyebrow hair that had been removed a chance to not grow anymore. If want to pull my eyebrows, Unplug hair below the eyebrows, and make bold with pencil thin eyebrows. For those of you who’ve already pulled out my eyebrows, paint her eyebrows with an eyebrow pencil and then add colored eyeshadow with a brush similar to those formed eyebrows.
7. Adding repeatedly spread lipstick
Do not do this. Why? Because maybe your lipstick on the previous spread contaminated dust leftovers even attached. With such actions without clear polish lipstick smear remaining open opportunities previously only contaminate your lipstick sticks with various bacteria. Clean the lips before applying lipstick again, especially if a long enough time span.
8. Cleaning the mouth with a facial scrub
Face masks or other peeling products contain the active cleaning agent, is also a strong liquid foam. Granular scrub it too big and rough that can cause irritation to the delicate lip skin. For that, use only the special scrubs lip.














