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Facts about Niacin - Vitamin B3
Facts about Niacin - Vitamin B 3
Vitamin B3 or niacin or nicotinic acid is essential for proper circulation, healthy functioning of the nervous system and proper protein and carbohydrate metabolism. It is essential for synthesis of sex hormones, cartisone, thyroxin and insulin.
It is contained in liver, fish, poultry, peanut, whole wheat,green leafy vegetables, dates, figs, prunes and tomato. Other good sources of niacin arepeanuts, mushrooms, and seafood. A deficiency can lead to skin eruptions, frequent stools, pellagra, mental depression, insomnia, chronic headaches, digestives disorders and anaemia.
Pellagra could be called the "D" disease. It leads to diarrhea, dementia (memory disorder), dermatitis(skin rash), and death.
Tryptophan, one of the amino acids that make up protein, can be converted to niacin in the body. Tryptophan is found in all types of meats, and in milk, so these foods can be considered sources of niacin!
Because niacin is a water-soluble vitamin, it can be lost when foods are cooked in water. However, most good sources of niacin are not typically cooked in water. Cooking doesn't affect tryptophan content.
The recommended daily allowance is 12 to 20 mg. for adults and 4.8 to 12 mg. for children. Large doses of this vitamin say upto 100 mg. with each meal, preferably together with other B group vitamins, affords relief in case of migraine and high blood pressure caused by nervousness, high cholesterol and arteriosclerosis.
Facts About Riboflavin - Vitamin B2
Facts About Riboflavin - Vitamin B2
Vitamin B2 or riboflavin, also known as vitamin G, is essential for growth and general health as also for healthy eyes, skin, nails and hair. It helps eliminate sore mouth, lips and tongue. It also functions with other substances to metabolis carbohydrates, fats, and protein.
The main sources of this vitamin are green leafy vegetables, milk, cheese, wheat germ, egg, almonds, sunflower, seeds, citrus fruits and tomatoes. Other good sources of riboflavin are meat, eggs, and mushrooms. Riboflavin is easily destroyed when exposed to light. Milk stored in glass and exposed to light loses much of its riboflavin content. Opaque plastic jugs and paper cartons protect the riboflavin in milk. Only small amounts of riboflavin are lost in cooking.
Its deficiency can cause a burning sensation in the legs, lips and tongue, oily skin, premature wrinkles on face and arm and eczema. The recommended daily allowance for this vitamin is 1.6 to 2.6 mg. for adults and 0.6 to one mg for children. Its use in larger quantities, say from 25 to 50 mg. is beneficial in the treatment of nutritional cataracts and other eye ailments, digestive disturbances, nervous depression, general debility, and certain types of high blood pressure.
All About Vitamins and their Importance
All About Vitamins and their Importance
B vitamin supplement tablets
The word ‘ Vitamine’ meaning a vital amine was proposed by a Polish Researcher, Dr. Cacimir Funk, in 1911 to designate a new food substance which cured beri-beri. Other terms were proposed as new factors were discovered. But the word vitamin , with the final ‘e’ dropped, met with popular favour. Vitamins are potent organic compounds which are found in small concentrations in foods. They perform specific and vital functions in the body chemistry. They are like electric sparks which help to run human motors. Except for a few exceptions, they cannot be manufactured or synthesized by the organism and their absence or improper absorption results in specific deficiency disease. It is not possible to sustain life without all the essential vitamins. In their natural state they are found in minute quantities in organic foods. WE must obtain them from these foods or in dietary supplements.Vitamins, which are of several kinds, differ from each other in physiological function, in chemical structure and in their distribution in food. They are broadly divided into two categories, namely, fat-soluble and water-soluble.
Vitamins A, D, E and K are all soluble in fat and fat solvents and are therefore, known as fat-soluble. They are not easily lost by ordinary cooking methods and they can be stored in the body to some extent, mostly in the liver. They are measured in international units.
Vitamin B Complex and C are water soluble. They are dissolved easily in cooking water. A portion of these vitamins may actually be destroyed by heating. They cannot be stored in body and hence they have to be taken daily in foods. Any extra quantity taken in any one day is eliminated as waste. Their values are given in milligrams and micrograms, whichever is appropriate.
Vitamins, used therapeutically, can be of immense help in fighting disease and speeding recovery. They can be used in two ways, namely, correcting deficiencies and treating disease in place of drugs. Latest researches indicate that many vitamins taken in large doses far above the actual nutritional needs, can have a miraculous healing effect in a wide range of common complaints and illnesses. Vitamin therapy has a distinct advantage over drug therapy. While drugs are always toxic and have many undesirable side effects, vitamins , as a rule are non-toxic and safe.
The various functions of common vitamins, their deficiency symptoms, natural sources, daily requirements and their therapeutic uses are discussed in brief in future posts.
Minggu, 23 Desember 2012
Interesting Facts About Boys And Girls
Interesting Facts About Boys And Girls
Here i have posted facts for educational purposes only.
Interesting Facts about Girls1. The vagina is only as deep as your middle finger.
2. The vagina keeps itself clean and healthy by constantly producing mucus which turns white when it’s exposed to the air.Discharge also prevents the vagina from drying out.
3. Discharge will begin to appear some time before your first period begins.
4. Females can ovulate before they have their period.
5. Cramps and painful periods may be caused by low calcium and magnesium levels.
6. The usual amount of blood lost during a period isbetween one and six tablespoons. (120 ml blood and tissue)
7. Menstrual fluid is mostly made up of water.
8. A lot of girls’ hymen are broken through using a tampon or during active sportssuch as horse back riding or cycling. Masturbation, too, can break the hymen. There is an opening in the hymen that lets menstrual fluid flow out.
9. The fallopian tubes are about 10 cm long. The egg travels from the ovary to the uterus along these tubes.
10. Girls are born with about 300,000 eggs.
11. Ovary is about the size of a walnut/olive. The uterus is about the size of a pear/ clenched fist.
12. The average woman has about 500 periods in her lifetime.
13. If a tampon has absorbed as much as it can and has to be changed within 4 hours, try a tampon with a higher absorbency. If a tampon still has lots of whitepatches showing when you take it out after about four hours, try a tampon with lower absorbency. Change your tampon every 4-8 hours.
14. PMS symptoms: breast tenderness, feeling swollen or bloated, change in appetite, headaches, acne or skin rash, constipation or diarrhea, abdominal cramps, feeling sad/tired/irritable or clumsy.
15. You get cramps when your uterus contracts (squeezes) slightly to helpget rid of most of its lining.
16. If you are taking the birth control pill these fivedrugs may interfere with its effectiveness: antihistamines, alcohol, analgesics, antacids, antibiotics.
1`7. A pregnancy test only works 2 weeks after a suspected conception.
Interesting Facts about Boys
1. 17 weeks into a pregnancy, baby boys can have erections.
2. When boys are 8 or 9 years old, their testicles begin tomake sperm for practice.
3. Males have several erections while they are asleep.
4. The epididymis is a coiled tube that is6 metres long (tube that stores sperm)
5. Ejaculate is only one spoonful of fluid.
6. Between the ages of twelve and fourteen the scrotum grows bigger and turns a darkish red and the testicles start to produce testosterone, the male sex hormone, which makes the penis grow.
7. Once puberty starts, testicles produce onemillion sperm per minute, 24 hours/day.
8. Testicles are kept 4-5 degrees cooler than body temperature.
9. The scrotum is made of special skin that is stretchable and shrinkable.
10. Average size penis is about two inches long whenit’s limp and six inches long when erect.
11. Many boys develop breasts during puberty. They need to know that this is normal and that, when their rib cage grows to adult size, those little breasts will spread out and not be so noticeable.
12. It takes boys about three years after the onset of puberty to grow their testicles to adult size.
13. It takes eight to ten years after the onset ofpuberty to grow their penises to adult size.
14. When an erection occurs, a valve at the mouth ofthe bladder closes off so no urine can escape.
15. Adam’s apple- growth of the larynx.
Other Interesting Facts
1. Fraternal twins come from two separate ova and two separate sperm.
2. Identical twins or multiples happen when one sperm fertilizes an ovum and for some unknown reason, it splits into two or more babies.
3. Pregnancy can occur without actual sexual intercourse, and even before ejaculation.
4. Sperm may be present at the tip of the penis, and if the vagina is very aroused and lubricated, sperm may rub off against the vagina.
5. The ovum must be fertilized within 12-24 hours. It takes 10 hours for a sperm to fertilize an egg.
6. Sperm can survive 4-5 days inside a woman’s body.
7. Lack of sleep – try calcium rich bedtime snacks = grilled cheese sandwiches, hot milk, warm baths, hot water bottle, back or foot rub, story.
8. In a recent survey of Grade 9 and 11 students, the main reason for not using condoms was that sex was not planned.
9. 38% of boys and 21% of girls in Grade 11 reported using alcohol or drugs before sex. 2/3 of all STI’s occur in people 25 and younger.
10. Hepatitis B is 100 times more infectious than HIV.
11. 1 out of 4 girls and 1 out of every 8 boys are sexually abused.
12. There are over 40 brands of condoms on the market.
13. There are two different kinds of sweat glands: eccrine (no odour) and apocrine (odour when it comes into contact with bacteria). Apocrine glands only become active after puberty starts. Females have a lot more apocrine glands than males.
14. Sweat glands are everywhere on your body, except your lips and ears. Each person has about 2.5 million sweat glands.
Rabu, 19 Desember 2012
MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT SEX
10 MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT SEX
Sex is a normal part of healthy adult life, but it is seldom discussed openly. Scientifically valid sources of information on sex are far and few. No wonder there are a multitude of sexual myths and misconceptions floating around. Here, we list some common sexual myths and facts for your benefit:1. MYTH: Teens don’t get STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
FACT: About three million teenagers get an STD every year . One in three sexually active young people will get an STD by age 24. STDs are very common in teens living in Spokane.
2. MYTH: You can tell by looking at someone that they have an STD.
FACT:Often, symptoms for an STD don’t show up right away , and sometimes they don’t show up at all. Just because someone has an STD does not mean you can see it. Y ou could definitely have an STD and not know it.
3. MYTH: STDs can be cured.
FACT:Some STDs, like Chlamydia and gonorrhea can be cured with medicines, but they can cause a lot of damage if they’re not treated right away . Other STDs, like herpes, genital warts, and HIV/AIDS, can be controlled but there is no cure for them right now.
4. MYTH:STDs are only passed through sexual intercourse.
FACT:Some STDs, like genital warts and herpes, can be passed just by having genital areas rub against each other . Others, like HIV , can be spread through oral sex. All STDs can be passed through both vaginal (penis to vagina) and anal (penis to anus) intercourse.
5. MYTH: There’s nothing that can prevent STDs.
FACT: There are lots of ways to protect yourself! The only sure way is to not have sex. If you do have sex, you can protect yourself from STDs by using a condom with lots of water-based lubricant every time. One way to reduce your STD risk is to have sex with only one person who is only having sex with you.
6. MYTH: A girl can’t get pregnant the first time she has sex.
FACT: A girl can definitely get pregnant the first time she has sex, even if she has not started her period yet. Once a girl has ovulated (released an egg) for the first time, she can get pregnant.
7. MYTH:If a girl pees right after she has sex, she won’t get pregnant.
FACT: You pee from a different place than where you have sex, so peeing doesn’t empty out the sperm.
8. MYTH: A girl won’t get pregnant if the guy pulls out before he ejaculates.
FACT:Even if the guy does not ejaculate, some pre-ejaculate, or pre cum, might have escaped his penis. Pre cum has sperm in it too.
9. MYTH: You can’t get pregnant if you have sex standing up.
FACT: You can get pregnant no matter what position you have sex in.
10. MYTH: A girl won’t get pregnant while she has her period.
FACT: Although there are some times when it is more likely for a woman to get pregnant, it is never impossible. Always use protection!
Sabtu, 08 Desember 2012
10 FUN FACTS ABOUT HEARING
10 FUN FACTS ABOUT HEARING
2. The ear’s malleus, incus and stapes (otherwise known as the hammer, anvil and stirrup) are the smallest bones in the human body. All three together could fit together on a penny.
3. The ear continues to hear sounds, even while you sleep.
4. Sound travels at the speed of 1,130 feet per second, or 770 miles per hour.
5. Dogs can hear much higher frequencies than humans.
6. Ears not only help you hear, but also aid in balance.
7. Snakes hear through the jaw bone and through a traditional inner ear. In essence, snakes have two distinct hearing mechanisms, which helps them hear and catch prey.
8. Sitting in front of the speakers at a rock concert can expose you to 120 decibels, which will begin to damage hearing in only 7 1/2 minutes.
9. Thirty-seven percent of children with only minimal hearing loss fail at least one grade.
10. Male mosquitoes hear with thousands of tiny hairs growing on their antennae.
Kamis, 01 November 2012
Little Known Facts About Bananas
Little Known Facts About Bananas
Bananas Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes. But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
1. Depression : According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
2. PMS : Forget the pills eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
3. Anemia : High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
4. Blood Pressure : This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
5. Brain Power : 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
6. Constipation : High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
7. Hangovers : One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels,while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
8. Heartburn : Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
9. Morning Sickness : Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
10. Mosquito bites : Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
11. Nerves : Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system. Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady
12. Ulcers : The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
13. Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
14. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) : Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.
15. Smoking: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
16. Stress : Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be balanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
17. Strokes : According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine" eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
18. Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around. So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"
Minggu, 14 Oktober 2012
Facts about Smoking and How to Quit ?
Facts about Smoking and How to Quit ?
Nicotine is the addictive drug in tobacco. New smokers often feel dizzy and sick from tobacco smoke, but some get used to its effects. As they continue to smoke, their bodies learn to depend on nicotine and they can tolerate smoking more and more. When smokers stop they may get cravings and feel anxious, hungry, irritable and find it hard to focus on what they are doing.1. Smoking harms not just the smoker, but also family members, coworkers and others who breathe the smoker’s cigarette smoke, called secondhand smoke.
Second hand smoking is when a person breathes another person’s tobacco smoke. Sometimes referred to as passive smoke, it can be the smoke that the smoker breathes out (exhaled mainstream smoke) or the smoke from the end of the cigarette (sidestream smoke). Smoking greatly increases your risks for lung cancer, many other cancers, heart disease, and stroke. It also causes objectionable breath odor and erectile dysfunction.
2. Among infants to 18 months of age, secondhand smoke is associated with as many as 300,000 cases of bronchitis and pneumonia each year.
3. Secondhand smoke from a parent’s cigarette increases a child’s chances for middle ear problems, causes coughing and wheezing, and worsens asthma conditions.
4. If both parents, a teenager is more than twice as likely to smoke than a young person whose parents are both non smokers. In households where only one parent smokes, young people are also more likely to start smoking.
5. Pregnant women who smoke are more likely to deliver babies whose weights are too low for the babies’ good health. If all women quit smoking during pregnancy, about 4,000 new babies would not die each year.
6. Quitting smoking makes a difference right away you can taste and smell food better. Your breath smells better. Your cough goes away. This happens for men and women of all ages, even those who are older. It happens for healthy people as well as those who already have a disease or condition caused by smoking.
7. Quitting smoking cuts the risk of lung cancer, many other cancers, heart disease, stroke, other lung diseases, and other respiratory illnesses.
8. Ex-smokers have better health than current smokers. Ex-smokers have fewer days of illness, fewer health complaints, and less bronchitis and pneumonia than current smokers.
Quitting Tips
Getting ready to quit:
9. Set a date for quitting. If possible, have a friend quit smoking with you.
10. Notice when and why you smoke. Try to find the things in your daily life that you often do while smoking (such as drinking your morning cup of coffee or driving a car).
11. Change your smoking routines: Keep your cigarettes in a different place. Smoke with your other hand. Don’t do anything else when smoking. Think about how your feel when you smoke.
12. Smoke only in certain places, such as outdoors.
13. When you want a cigarette, wait a few minutes. Try to think of something to do instead of smoking; you might chew gum or drink a glass of water.
14. Buy one pack of cigarettes at a time. Switch to a brand of cigarettes you don’t like.
15. Decrease the number of cigarettes you smoke a day by at least one half.
On the day you quit:
16. Get rid of all your cigarettes. Put away your ashtrays.
17. Change your morning routine. When you eat breakfast, don’t sit in the same place at the kitchen table.
Stay busy.
18. When you get the urge to smoke, do something else instead.
19. Carry other things to put in your mouth, such as gum, hard candy, or a toothpick.
20. Reward yourself at the end of the day for not smoking. See a movie or go out and enjoy your favorite meal.
21. Don’t worry if you are sleepier or more short-tempered than usual; these feelings will pass, usually within a few days to one week.
22. Try to exercise take walks or ride a bike.
23. Consider the positive things about quitting, such as how much you like yourself as a non-smoker, health benefits for you and your family, and the example you set for others around you. A positive attitude will help you through the tough times.
24. When you feel tense, try to keep busy, think about ways to solve the problem, tell yourself that smoking won’t make it any better, and go do something else.
25. Eat regular meals. Feeling hungry is sometimes mistaken for the desire to smoke.
26. Start a money jar with the money you save by not buying cigarettes.
27. Let others know that you have quit smoking most people will support you. Many of your smoking friends may want to know how you quit. It’s good to talk to others about your quitting.
28. If you slip and smoke, don’t be discouraged. Many former smokers tried to stop several times before they finally succeeded. Quit again.
Selasa, 03 Mei 2011
Some facts about heart
Some facts about heart
•Women hearts beat faster than men.
• Three years after a person quits smoking, there chance of having a heart attack is the same as someone who has never smoked before.
• The human heart weighs less than a pound.
• The human heart can create enough pressure that it could squirt blood at a distance of thirty feet.
• The first open heart surgery was performed by Dr. Daniel Hall Williams in 1893.
• Scientists have discovered that the longer the ring finger is in boys the less chance they have of having a heart attack.
• The right lung of a human is larger than the left one. This is because of the space and placement of the heart.
• The human heart beat roughly 35 million times a year.
• Olive oil can help in lowering cholesterol levels and decreasing the risk of heart complications.
• In a lifetime, the heart pumps about one million barrels of blood.
• In 1967, the first successful heart transplant was performed in Cape Town, South Africa.
• People that suffer from gum disease are twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack.
• Most heart attacks occur between the hours of 8 and 9 AM.
• The human heart beast roughly 35 million times a year.
• During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times.
• In one day your heart beats 100,000 times.
• For humans the normal pulse is 70 heartbeats per minute.
• At one time it was thought that the heart controlled a person's emotions.
• Every day 2,700 people die of heart disease.
Electrical conduction system of the heart
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