Pay attention to your Plastics Use

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Thing we noticed was that normally look at the code contained in the bottom of plastic containers. The code indicates what type of plastic material it is made. The code in the form of a triangle that consists of 3 arrows or the letter which stands a plastic fabric. By knowing the types of plastic raw materials, we can determine whether the types of food are harmful or not.

Here are the codes to look for:

     * PETE PET plastic
       1: Terephalate Polyethylene (PET / PETE)

       Usually a beverage container from the mineral with transparent colors. The container is especially intended disposable. Because the longer it is in the container, the chemical content of the more soluble.
       
     * HDPE plastic PE-HD
       2: High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)

       Usually used as a drug packaging or cosmetic ingredients.
       
     PVC plastic *
       3: polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

       Is the most dangerous substances. Often used as a channel of water, building materials, sometimes used as toys. To the parents can consider their children as toys for children under the age of
       
     * PE-LD LDPE plastic
       4: Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)

       Used to wrap vegetables and frozen meat.
       
     * PP plastic
       5: Polypropylene (PP)

       Used for packaging food, beverages, margarine, shampoo bottles or baby bottles.
       
     * PS plastic
       6: polystyrene (PS)

       Polystyrene is a substance harmful to the body. If oily foods are heated in these containers, styrene can be moved into the food, then use this material as food containers are not recommended. Form of glass and styrofoam food dishes that have long been considered as a cause of cancer, spoons and forks, box of CDs.
       
     * OTHER O plastic
       7: Other Categories

       Included in this category is a plastic material that is not included in category 6 above. In this category, including Polycarbonate is also dangerous for the body. However, there is also a good material for the environment because it can be parsed called bioplastik flour made from corn, potatoes, sugar cane.
       

Raw foods are safe to use a coded 2,4,5. For No.7 code for not clearly informed of what material is made, it must be so noted and sought to know from what material it is made palstik. As for the other codes we should use the recommended so as not to endanger our health.

Know acid Urat

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The meaning of uric acid is a purine metabolic waste substances from the food we eat. This is also a byproduct of the solution in the blood cells.

Purine itself is a substance found in every food that comes from living bodies. In other words, in the living body there is this purine substances, and because we eat these living things, then it moves purine substances into our bodies. Various vegetables and fruits are also purine. Purine also resulted from the destruction of body cells that occurs normally or because of certain diseases.

Normally, uric acid will be released in the body through the feces (feces) and urine, but because the kidneys are unable to remove uric acid that is causing rising levels in the body. Another thing that can increase uric acid levels is that we consume too many foods that contain lots of purines. Excess uric acid will then be collected in the joints, causing pain or swelling.

Patients with gout after undergoing appropriate treatment can be treated so that the levels of uric acid in the body back to normal. But because the body there is the potential buildup of uric acid, it is suggested that control food intake so as to avoid foods that contain purine lot.
Brief conclusion about uric acid
Symptoms of Acid Urat

     * Tingling and shooting pain
     * Pain, especially at night or early morning waking
     * Joints affected uric acid visible swelling, redness, heat and tremendous pain in the night and morning.

Overcoming Acid Solutions Urat

     * Conducting treatment until the uric acid levels returned to normal. Normal levels are 2.4 to 6 for women and 3.0 to 7 for men.
     * Control food consumed.
     * Drink plenty of water. With drink plenty of water, we can help remove the existing purine in the body.

Avoid foods (containing many purine)

     * Side dishes such as offal, liver, kidney, spleen, tripe, intestines, lungs and brain.
     * Seafood such as shrimp, clams, squid, crabs.
     * Foods are like corned beef and canned sardines.
     * Meat, eggs, broth or a thick gravy.
     * Legumes such as soybeans (including processed products like tempeh, Tauco, oncom, soy milk), peanuts, green beans, bean sprouts, melinjo, emping.
     * Vegetables such as spinach, kale, cassava leaves, asparagus, cauliflower, green beans.
     * Fruits such as durian, avocado, pineapple, coconut water.
     * Drinks and foods containing alcohol such as beer, whiskey, wine, tape, toddy.

Tea for Body Health

Monday, November 2, 2009


Tea Benefits

Benefits include tea as an antioxidant, repairing cells damaged, smoothing the skin, slimming body, prevent cancer, prevent heart disease, reduce cholesterol in the blood, the blood circulation. So, do not be surprised if this drink has been described as rich drinks benefits.


Types of Tea Group
And group differences is based on the naming of tea processing tea before and after picking from the tree, namely:
Black Tea / Black Tea
This tea in its processing through a full fermentation process. Often also known as red tea.
Oolong Tea / Oolong Tea
This tea in its processing through the half the fermentation process. It is a favorite beverage in China and India.
Green Tea / Green Tea
This tea is not in the processing through the fermentation process. After picking the tea leaves are processed immediately. Has the best efficacy. The results showed that green tea can reduce cancer risk. Became popular in Asia namely China and Japan.
White Tea
This tea in its processing is not through oxidation process. When the tree, tea leaves are also protected from the sun so as not to produce chlorophyll or leaf chlorophyll. Because produced fewer, more expensive.

Substances in the Beneficial Secangkir

Therefore, except as soft drinks, tea can also be used as a therapy for health. If we drink a cup of tea, then we at least know what the best material is in a cup of tea we drink. Any substances found in tea making is known as benefit-rich beverages? Here are some of the main substances that are useful in a cup of tea.
Polyphenols

Polyphenols in tea form and flavanol catechins. These compounds act as antioxidants to capture free radicals in the body also works to prevent the development of cancer cells in the body. Free radicals in our bodies because of the polluted air environment pollution and also from the food we eat.
Vitamin E

In a cup of tea contains vitamin E as much about who is 100-200 IU a day for the needs of the human body. This number serves maintain heart health and make your skin smooth.
Vitamin C

This vitamin functions as immunity or resistance to the human body. In addition vitamin C also functions as an antioxidant that is necessary for the human body's resistance to disease.
Vitamin A

Vitamin A is beta-carotene in the form of tea is a vitamin that the body needs can be fulfilled.


Tea Type

Substances contained in tea is very easily oxidized. When the tea leaves in the sun, then the oxidation process had occurred. The type of tea is generally known in the community is green tea, Oolong tea (such as Java Tea Oolung / Ulung), black tea and white tea. Green tea has the best content because in the manufacturing process, this type of tea is not dried by using sunlight but use a special drying technique. While other types of tea are processed by fermentation.


Substances in the Less Good Tea

In addition to the benefits of tea, there are also substances contained in tea that results are not good for the body. Substance is caffeine. Caffeine in tea (tehine) can cause food absorption process becomes blocked. Limit safe to consume caffeine in one day is 750 mg / day or equivalent to 5 cups of tea 200 ml size.


It should be avoided during Teahouse

There is also to keep in mind when you drink tea for a useful substance in the body does not disappear, among others:

     * Do not drink tea during or after a meal because they contained substances in food can be stolen by the substance stimulant tea.
     * Do not drink tea on an empty stomach because it can increase stomach acid production.
     * Avoid drinking tea mixed with sugar for causing substances they contain is reduced.
     * Do not drink tea all night because it was a lot of substances oxidized and stale so the impact is not good for the body.
     * Avoid drinking tea during pregnancy and lactation. Because caffeine and stimulant substances in tea can stimulate uterine contractions. In addition to nursing mothers would disrupt production of milk-producing glands, or milk.


How to make tea

Who did not lose in the manufacturing process is a way of brewing tea. To avoid errors when brewing tea, you must consider how to make tea if it is correct or not. Because of this error can cause the tea does not provide benefits for those who drink it. To make tea, use boiling water temperature 80 degrees Celsius, do not use water with a temperature higher than 80 degrees because it can make us lose the benefits of tea.

In addition, the tea can be mixed with milk. Mixed milk tea or milk tea is often known to reduce the stimulant effects of tea because the milk of calcium will bind stimulant substances in tea.

Another way is to add lemon often familiar with the name Lemon Tea. Lemon will provide protection for digestion, because the citric acid in lemon crust to prevent the intestinal wall.

Throughout the world there are many ways people drink tea. In the UK, members of the British Empire has a habit of drinking a cup of tea every afternoon. In other parts of the world of tea drinking habits are also performed. All depends on your culture and customs in your. But do not forget to consider some guidelines that have been mentioned above while drinking tea. Enjoy a cup of tea!

Avocado Fruit Rich Function and Benefits

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Avocado benefits

Almost every part of the avocado tree has a benefit. Avocado tree useful timber as fuel. Seeds and leaves can be used in the apparel industry. Leather tree can be used for coloring chocolate products made from leather.

In the field of beauty, an avocado is also often used as a facial mask. The fruit is considered capable of making the skin tighter. Avocado fruit is also beneficial for hair care such as when doing creambath.

In addition, as fruit, avocados are also of course can be enjoyed as a delicious meal. The various dishes served with avocado added as part of the meal.

 
Substance rich in Avocado Benefits

Avocado or avocado contain nutrients that are very high. Avocado or avocado contains at least 11 vitamins and 14 minerals are beneficial. Avocado is rich in protein, riboflavin (otherwise known as vitamin B2), niacin (otherwise known as vitamin B3), potassium (or better known as potassium), and vitamin C.

Also avocados contain fat that is high enough. But do not be afraid because the fat in avocados is similar to fat in olive oil is very healthy. Fat contained in avocados is monounsaturated fat which has a positive effect in the body. Fat in avocados is also used in making soap and cosmetics.

Here are explanations of several substances in avocado or avocado that will benefit our bodies:

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       Vitamin E and vitamin A
       Vitamin E is known as a vitamin that is useful for smoothing the skin. The mixture of vitamin E and vitamin A is very useful in skin care. The combination of vitamin E and vitamin A make skin supple, remove wrinkles, making skin look young and fresh.
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       Potassium or Potassium
       Potassium (also known as potassium) contained in avocados can reduce depression, prevent precipitation in the body fluids and can lower blood pressure.
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       Unsaturated fat
       In the avocado is high vegetable fat is not saturated. Fats are useful to lower blood cholesterol (LDL), which means it can prevent stroke, high blood pressure, cancer or heart disease. Unsaturated fat in avocados is also easily digested so the body can provide maximum results in the body. Unsaturated fat in avocados also contain anti-bacterial and anti fungal.
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       Oleic acid
       Oleic acid is a powerful antioxidant that can capture free radicals in the body due to pollution. Free radicals in the body will cause a variety of health complaints.
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       Vitamin B6
       Vitamin sidrom efficacious to relieve pre-menstrual or pre-menstruation (PMS) that generally affects women every month.
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       Iron and Copper
       This substance is required in the process of regeneration of the blood thus preventing anemia.
     *
       Mangaan and Zinc Mineral
       The element is useful to relieve high blood pressure, heart rate monitor and maintain nerve function remained intact.

 
Healthy Living with Avocado

In some parts of the world, this fruit is considered as one of the exotic and rare fruits. Avocado may have played an important role in your diet. Having felt the various dishes that contain avocado or avocado, you may be able to say that the fruit is really a lot of benefits and also the delicious fruit!

 
 
 
 
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