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తల్లికి కాలుష్యం బిడ్డకి ఆయాసం!

    వాతావరణ కాలుష్యం, పొగలు శిశువుల్ని పుట్టక ముందు, తల్లి కడుపులో ఉన్నపుడే దెబ్బతీస్తున్నాయి అంటున్నారు పరిశోధకులు. గర్భిణీ ఎంత మేర కాలుష్యాన్ని పీలిస్తే, ఆమె కడుపులోని బిడ్డ శ్వాస కోసం అంతగా ఇబ్బంది పడుతుందని గుర్తించారు. ఎందుకంటే ఊపిరితిత్తులోకి మరింత ఆక్సిజన్ ను పంపించటానికి వేగంగా శ్వాస తీసుకోవాల్సి వస్తుందట. కడుపులో బిడ్డ శ్వాస కోసం అంతగా ఇబ్బంది పడుతుందని గుర్తుంచారు. ఎందుకంటే ఉపిరితిత్తులోకి మరింత ఆక్సిజన్ ను పంపించడానికి వేగంగా శ్వాస తీసుకోవాల్సి వస్తుందట కడుపులోని బిడ్డ. స్విట్జర్లాండ్ పరిశోధకులు వారి అధ్యయనంలో బాగంగా కొంతమంది గర్బిణీల్ని వారి కడుపులోని శిశువుల్నిపరిశీలించారు. అత్యధిక కాలుష్యం బారినపడిన తల్లి కడుపులోని శిశువులు నిమిషానికి 48 సార్లు శ్వాశ తీసుకోగా, తక్కువ కాలుష్యం బారిన పడిన శిశువులు నిమిషానికి 42 సార్లు ఊపిరి తీసుకోవడం గుర్తించారు. అందుకే గర్భిణీలు వాయుకాలుష్యానికి వీలైనంత దూరంగా స్వచ్ఛమైన వాతావరణంలో ఉంటే పిల్లల శ్వాస కోశ ఇబ్బందులు రావు అంటున్నారు పరిశోధకులు. .....రమ

నిద్రపోతే రచయిత అవుతారు!

        చక్కగా నిద్రపోతే రచయిత అవుతారట! నిజం నిద్రపోతే టైం వేస్ట్ అయిపోతుంది అనుకునే వాళ్ళ ఆలోచన తప్పు అంటున్నారు, నార్త్ వెస్టర్న్ యూనివర్సిటీ పరిశోధకులు. నిద్ర సామర్ధ్యాన్ని, నేర్చుకునే తత్వాన్ని,జ్ఞాపక శక్తిని పెంచుతుందని చెబుతున్నారు. వీరు. మన మెదడులో ఒకదానికొకటి సంబంధం లేని ఆలోచనలు ఎన్నో వస్తుంటాయి, ఆ ఆలోచనలని ఒక దానితో ఒకటి కలిపి ఓ చక్కటి ' సృజనాత్మక ' ఆలోచనగా తీర్చిదిద్దే  ప్రక్రియ నిద్రలోనే జరుగుతుందట. నిజానికి ఒక వ్యక్తి కి ఒక ఆలోచన వచ్చిన తర్వాత అది ' సృజనాత్మక ' రూపం  పొందేముందు మద్యలో కొంత ' ఇంక్యుబేషన్' పిరియడ్ వుంటుంది. ఇదంతా నిద్రలో సాగుతుంది. చాలా మంది నిద్ర  లేచిన వెంటనే మంచి ఆలోచనలతో చక్కగా  సృజనాత్మకంగా రాయగలుగుతారట, అయితే ప్రత్యేకంగా ఆ విషయన్ని గుర్తించారట వారు.   అందుకే ఈసారి నిద్రలేచిన వెంటనే ఓ 10 నిముషాలు ఓ చోట కూర్చుని మీ ఆలోచనలని గమనించండి అంటున్నారు, పరిశోధకులు. మంచి రచయిత, కవి ,కావాలంటే చక్కగా కంటినిండా నిద్రపోండి లేచాకా పెన్ను పట్టండి... ...రమ

పండ్ల రసాల సీక్రెట్

పండ్ల రసాలు ఆరోగ్యానికి మంచిది అని తెల్సిందే కదా. అయితే పిల్లలే కాదు మనం కూడా చాలాసార్లు ఇష్టమంటూ ఏదో ఓ పండునే ఎక్కువగా తీసుకుంటూవుంటాం. అలాకాక అవసరాన్ని బట్టి శారీరక పరిస్టితిని బట్టి అప్పుడప్పుడు పళ్ళ రసాల్ని మార్చి, మార్చి తాగటం మంచిది అంటున్నారు నిపుణులు.   ఉదాహరణకి బాగా అలసటగా ఉంటే   a) ఆపిల్, క్యారెట్ , కమలా రసాలు తాగితే అలసట దూరమవుతుంది.  b)  ఒత్తిడిగా,   అదే బాగా ఒత్తిడిగా అనిపించినపుడు టమాటో లేదా క్యారెట్ రసాలు  తీసుకుంటే ఒత్తిడితగ్గుతుంది. c) రక్త హీనత  ఖర్జూరాలు , ద్రాక్షపళ్ళు  రసాలు  రక్తహీనతని తగ్గిస్తాయి. d) రోగ నిరోధక   రోగ నిరోధక శక్తి పెరగటానికి ఆపిల్, నిమ్మ, క్యారెట్ , అల్లం రసాలు చక్కగా పనిచేస్తాయి.           e) జీర్ణశక్తికి జీర్ణశక్తికి ఆపిల్ ,క్యారెట్ రసాలు  పైనాపిల్, పుదీనా నిమ్మ రసాలు ఎప్పుడు తీసుకున్న వెంటనే శారీరక, మానసిక అలసట ఒత్తిడిని  తగ్గించి రిలాక్స్ అయ్యేలా చేస్తాయిట. ...రమ

Papaya could help lower heart attack risk and control diabetes

    Papayas offer not only the luscious taste and sunlit color of the tropics, but are rich sources of antioxidant nutrients such as carotenes, vitamin C and flavonoids.   A group of students from University of Karachi has explored health benefits of papaya and discovered some facts about the delicious tropical fruit, including its usage in lowering chances of heart attack and controlling diabetes.   During the research, final year students of BS, Agriculture and Agribusiness Department, KU - Mariam Naseem and Muhammad Kamran Nasir - also discovered numerous advantages of papaya seeds.   Naseem explained that juice of papaya seeds is every essential to protect kidney from becoming dysfunctional because seeds contains flavonoids and phenotic, which provides prevention from germs of such diseases.   Besides this papaya seeds can also protect from number of infections and could also be used to clean intestines insects, she added.    She cited that in Nigeria, 76.7 percent children got rid from intestines insects by drinking juice of papaya seeds in seven days.    People in Japan also believed that liver could be protected from diseases with usage of one teaspoon of papaya seeds, Naseem said.   Its seeds can be used with milk to avoid typhoid disease and it can also cure from hemorrhoids-kind diseases. Papaya seeds also contain a special compound, which helps to stop formation of tumor, Naseem added.   Nasir, the other researcher, said papaya contain huge amount of vitamin C, potassium, calcium, iron, thiamin and magnesium.    He noted that enzyme papain in papaya gives relief from indigestion and gastric problems, and added that chemical integrate carpain in papaya also helped from some kind of diseases.    Besides papaya was also very useful to control or stop diabetes, Nasir said.    He asserted that cancer can be eradicated through daily intake of papaya, as it contains chemical integrates such as lycopene and others.    He further said that eating papaya daily could help reduce weight.    He advised that patients suffering from hypertension to include papaya in their daily diet. Papaya also reduces chance of heart attack, he added.    Nasir noted that papaya is also known as body cleaner as it helps to maintain internal body system at normal stage.    Vitamin A in papaya helps improve the eyesight vision. It also increases fertility power in male and female, he said.    Papaya helps to stop blood clotting in feet of people, who are in sedentary job while magnesium in papaya helps to eliminate face acnes. It also gives cure from soling on injuries.    In addition, papaya also eliminates nausea and constipation complaints and it also protect from formation of emphysema in body of those who are habitual of smoking, the researchers said.   

Health benefits of garlic

  Garlic is one of the most valuable and versatile foods on the planet. Known as one of the oldest medicinal plants, garlic is a widely recognized health enhancing supplement. Garlic is one of the most commonly used spices in cooking because of its aroma and the enticing flavor it adds to food, but it has some impressive health benefits too.   Garlic promotes the overall well-being of the heart and immune systems and helps maintain healthy blood circulation. The active component in garlic is the sulfur compound called allicin. Allicin is powerful as an antibiotic and a effective agent that helps the body to inhibit the ability of germs to grow and reproduce.    Inhibits cancer   Presence of allyl sulfur found in garlic can slow down the progress of cancerous cell growth.   Thins blood   Garlic supplements lowers the blood cholesterol levels and prevents the formation of blood clots in the body. It protects the blood vessels and heart from the harmful effects of free oxygen radicals.   Is an anti-oxidant   Garlic increases the overall antioxidant levels of the body.It decrease serum glucose and blood pressure while increasing antioxidants   Detoxifies   Garlic has been used effectively against a whole host of bacteria, fungus, and viruses.It detoxifies and cleanses the body effectively.   Lowers blood pressure    Studies have shown that Garlic reduces cholesterol, high blood pressure and the incidence of flu.   Lowers cholesterol   Garlic lowers total cholesterol and triglyceride levels by up to 20 mg/dL in humans.   Strengthens the immune system   Because of its antiseptic, anti-fungal and nutritive properties,garlic boosts the immune system.It is a natural antioxidant protecting against bacterial and viral infections.     Courtesy: Zee News

Beetroot juice may help lower BP

  One quick way to lower your blood pressure could be as simple as drinking a glass of beetroot juice, researchers say.   Researchers from Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, Australia, found that within hours of drinking beetroot juice, a group of healthy men saw their blood pressure drop by an average of four to five points.    While that number may seem small, WebMD writes that “on a public health level a reduction like that would equate to a 10 percent reduction in deaths due to heart disease.”   “It’s promising that we can see an effect from a single dose,” Dr Leah Coles said.   “That effect might be even greater over the long term if they are drinking it day upon day,” Coles said.   The study involved 15 men and 15 women who drank 17.6 ounces of a drink containing about three-fourths beetroot juice and one-fourth apple juice or a placebo drink.   Among both men and women, blood pressure levels dropped six hours after drinking the beet juice. But it was the men who saw the most significant difference, an average of about 4.7 points among the beetroot juice drinkers.   While beetroots contain heart-healthy compounds like vitamins C and K, fiber and polyphenols, scientists claim it’s the high nitrate content that’s likely responsible for the ability to reduce blood pressure.   The study has been published in the Nutrition Journal.    Courtesy: ZeeNews    

Eating hot food in plastic plates could trigger kidney stones

  Plastic plates are a favourite of parents and picnic-goers the world over, but new research suggests that eating hot meals on melamine crockery could actually be harmful to health. Taiwanese researchers have found that hot temperatures increase the amount of melamine we are exposed to - and this can increase the risk of kidney stones, the Daily Mail reported. They studied two groups of people who ate piping hot noodle soup. One group ate from melamine bowls, the other from ceramic bowls. Urine samples were collected before the meal, and every two hours for 12 hours following the meal. Three weeks later, the volunteers consumed the same kind of soup but the type of bowl they used was reversed. Urine samples were collected again. Total melamine levels in urine for 12 hours after eating the soup was 8.35 micrograms when the participants ate out of the melamine bowls versus about 1.3 micrograms when they ate out of ceramic bowls. Lead researcher by Chia-Fang Wu, of Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan, said: "Melamine tableware may release large amounts of melamine when used to serve high-temperature foods." He noted that both higher temperatures (from hot soups, for example) or more acidic foods can encourage melamine to contaminate food, especially in older or low-quality kitchenware. But he added that the amount of melamine released into food and beverages from melamine tableware varies by brand, so the results of this study of one brand may not be generalised to other brands. However the results suggest it is advisable to serve hot food on ceramic crockery, to be on the safe side. They added that it`s not yet clear what effect all of this might have on human health. However, prior studies have linked chronic, low-dose melamine exposures to an increased risk for kidney stones in both children and adults, the researchers said. Studies of melamine toxicity in animals indicate that ingestion can cause kidney stones, kidney damage and may induce cancer. The study was published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.    

Vitamin B may help migraine sufferers

  A team of Queensland researchers is close to developing a new treatment for severe headaches, which consists of vitamin B and folate supplements.   The remedy would help the 20 per cent of migraine sufferers whose condition is genetic, said Griffith University postdoctoral researcher Bridget Maher.   Telling to a news agency she said that it basically reduces the frequency and severity of the migraines, the Herald sun reported.   According to her, one in five people prone to migraines have an enzyme that doesn`t work as well as other people. She said supplementing them with vitamin B and folate can treat that enzyme`s defect.   Migraines linked to genetics are also associated with auras, which refers to the experience of temporary neurological disturbances such as seeing stars, getting pins and needles and numbness.   The team at Griffith is working on the correct dose of the supplements and Maher has asserted that the treatment could be on the market in the next few years.   

Two cups of cow`s milk daily can maintain vit D levels in kids

  Two cups of cow`s milk a day is the exact quantity required by most children to maintain adequate vitamin D and iron levels, scientists say.   Two cups of cow`s milk a day is the exact quantity required by most children to maintain adequate vitamin D and iron levels, scientists say.   The most common question parents often ask is how much milk they should be giving their kids.   "We started to research the question because professional recommendations around milk intake were unclear and doctors and parents were seeking answers," said Dr Jonathon Maguire, a paediatrician at St Michael`s Hospital and lead author of the study.   Maguire and his team looked at how cow`s milk affected body stores of iron and vitamin D - two of the most important nutrients in milk - in more than 1,300 children aged two to five years.   They found that children who drank more cow`s milk had higher Vitamin D stores but lower iron stores.   "We saw that two cups of cow`s milk per day was enough to maintain adequate vitamin D levels for most children, while also maintaining iron stores. With additional cow`s milk, there was a further reduction in iron stores without greater benefit from vitamin D," Maguire said in a statement.   The researchers recruited healthy children during routine doctor`s appointments between 2008 and 2010. Parents were asked to fill out an extensive questionnaire about their children`s milk drinking habits and other factors that could affect iron and Vitamin D stores.   A blood sample was obtained from each child to determine body stores of iron and Vitamin D.   The study also suggested that children with darker skin pigmentation may not have enough vitamin D stores during the winter months.   Maguire suggested that instead of consuming more milk to increase these levels, wintertime vitamin D supplementation may be a more appropriate way of increasing vitamin D stores while preserving iron stores.   "Vitamin D deficiency in children has been linked to bone health issues and iron deficiency has been linked to anaemia and delays in cognitive development," Maguire said.   "Being able to answer parent`s questions about healthy cow`s milk intake is important to avoiding these potentially serious complications of low vitamin D and iron stores," Maguire added.   The Canadian Paediatric Society recommends that cow`s milk not be started before one year of age.   The study appeared in journal Paediatrics.   

Mushrooms good for diabetics: Expert

   Mushrooms are good for diabetics since they contain little or no sugar, says an expert. "Cultivated and wild species of mushrooms are consumed because of their nutritional value. They are rich in essential nutritional constituents and are good for people with diabetes as they have little or no sugar," said T.N. Lakhanpal from the department of bioscience at Himachal Pradesh University.   Lakhanpal was among the delegates at the 100th Indian Science Congress, which ended here Sunday.   According to the scientist, mushrooms, being almost fat-free, benefit the obese too.   On the emerging importance of mushroom biology, Lakhanpal said: "The potential of mushrooms as neutraceuticals has emerged as an important aspect of mushroom biology in the last 20 years".   "Also, all the mushrooms investigated so far have been found to have curative properties against cancer, HIV and other dreaded diseases," he said.   Besides medicinal benefits, mushroom cultivation provides economic benefits, he said.   "Mushroom cultivation is a cottage and commercial industry and is finding favour among the rural people."

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