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Monday, March 21, 2011
Health and Wellness: Access to Wellbeing
Overview
The World Health Organization defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Eating right, exercising, and sleeping well play an equal role in the prevention of infections and diseases. However, a good sense of self, a loving support network, and the potential for continued personal growth is also important to our overall wellbeing.
Many of us are not in control of the factors that cause us to become ill whether they be genetic, environmental, or something else entirely. There are many avenues we can take to improving our health, which include the use of traditional and modern medicines when we are i...
Almonds curb diabetes, heart disease
LAHORE: A new study conducted at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey has suggested that eating almonds can help prevent diabetes and heart disease.
Scientists discovered that including the nuts into our diets could help treat type 2 diabetes. As well as combating the condition, linked to obesity and physical inactivity, it could tackle cardiovascular disease, they said.
Diabetics have a shortage of insulin or a decreased ability to use the hormone that allows glucose to enter cells and be converted to energy.
When diabetes is not controlled, glucose and fats remain in the blood and over time, damage vital organs.
The latest study showed that a diet rich in almonds may help to improve insulin sensitivity and decrease...
Honey, secret of energy booster
KARACHI: Did you know that the athletes in Ancient Greece relies on intake of honey to improve their performance in the face of Olympic sport?
Honey made their secret recipes as they contain glucose and fructose which are capable of producing supplies of glycogen in the liver.
For that, it’s no wonder that eating one tablespoon of honey before bed can also increase fingsi brain. Because fructose is stored as energy reserves in the liver and the brain will be working at night.
In addition, honey can boost the immune system and has antibacterial effects both internally and externally so that helps speed up recovery of the bod...
47pc Pakistanis claim to be aware of their blood group
ISLAMABAD: Almost half of all Pakistanis across the country (47pc) claim that they are aware of their blood group. When asked if they have ever donated blood, 20pc replied in affirmative.
According to a Gilani Research Foundation survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, these figures have dropped in the last few years as the corresponding values in 2007 were 61pc for blood group awareness and 25pc for donating blood.
The data on claimed awareness shows wide fluctuation over less than five years. It would be interesting to probe this issue and investigate causes underlying wide fluctuation in awareness about blood group.
A nationally representative sample of men and women from across the country were asked the following question: ôDo...
Health risks of radiation depend on dose, duration
Concern is mounting about potential health risks of radiation from the crippled nuclear reactors in Japan. How much radiation you get depends on the dose, duration and method of exposure. Some types of radioactive particles are more dangerous or longer lasting than others.
Some basics:
Q. How are people exposed to radiation?
A. Radioactive particles in fallout can be inhaled into the lungs, fall on the skin or be ingested through contaminated food or water. The level can vary greatly even between short distances, said Dr. Fred Mettler, a University of New Mexico radiologist who led an international study of health effects after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
"You can come around a corner and the dose rate can be very high, and you get...
Frits, 69, model for youth
AMSTERDAM: Frits Mansvelt Beck is a 69 year old badass, who has been involved in some form of recreational or high level movement / training for half a century.
In his twenties, he rowed competitively and participated in alpine climbing and rock climbing at an advanced level. In his thirties, he took up running as a weekend warrior.
His fourties consisted of circuit training with weights, x-country skiing and rowing. He continued running and took up speed skating in fifties.
In his sixties, he started rock climbing, x-country skiing and race rowing again. At the spry age of 68, he began practicing hand balancing and working out on gymnastics rings, putting men 1/4 his age to shame. His arsenal of bodyweight skills include slow muscle...
Japan to start screening food for radioactivity
TOKYO: Japan instructed local authorities to start screening food for radioactivity after accidents at an earthquake-hit nuclear power plant sparked fears of wider contamination.
It is the first time Japan has set radiation limits on domestically produced food, a health ministry official said.
The limits are in line with an anti-disaster programme prepared in advance by the government's atomic power safety commission, said the official.
Limits vary depending on the type of foodstuff but have been set in consultation with internationally accepted levels and average intake in the Japanese diet.
Radioactivity leaked into the air after explosions at the Fukushima No.1 plant, where last week's quake and tsunami knocked out the reactor...
Coffee lowers stroke risk in women: Study
LONDON: Drinking a cup or more of coffee each day may help women reduce their risk of stroke by as much as 25 percent.
Researchers from Sweden have discovered that not only could the consumption of at least one cup of coffee daily lower a woman's stroke risk, but also found that women who don't partake in a regular cup of coffee could actually be increasing their chances of stroke.
“Women showed that consumption of 1 to 5 cups of coffee per day was associated with a 22 to 25 percent lower risk of stroke, compared with consumption of less than 1 cup a day," according to lead researcher Susanna Larsson, of the National Institute of Environmental Medicine at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. Larsson also noted that small amounts...
