herbs in your fridge‬

Basil is known to calm nerves and has a detoxifying effect on the liver. Basil oil has also been found to help clear skin blemishes.

Parsley contains vitamins A and C, and just one tablespoon offers more than half of your recommended daily intake of vitamin K.

Cilantro supplies fiber and iron and helps clear heavy metals from your body.

Chives can help boost your immune system and reduce risk of developing certain cancers, including prostate, stomach, and breast.

Foods and nutrients that induce your sleep

Sleep is very important to your health and It can actually improve your memory, spur your creativity, sharpen attention, and steer clear of depression. Because of its importance, you should try to improve or maintain your good sleep.

Foods and nutrients that can induce your sleep are:
– Lycopene found in grapefruit, tomatoes, cherry, papaya and watermelon.
– Selenium found in fish such as halibut, tuna and cod, as well as shellfish, barley, turkey, milk and nuts.
– Vitamin C found in pineapple, strawberries, papaya, bell peppers, broccoli, and kale.
– Carbohydrates: easily digested carbs (such as cereal, rice, potatoes or white bread) four hours before bedtime led people to fall asleep faster.

Superfood for perfecting skin and hair

  • BELL PEPPERS
    Spiked with vitamin C, they kick up collagen production for healthy hair and skin. Even minor vitamin C deficiencies can lead to dry, splitting hair that breaks easily.
  • LOBSTER
    The high zinc content in lobster protects cell membranes, helps maintain collagen, and promotes speedy skin renewal.
  • SPINACH
    Spinach delivers a triple dose of wrinkle-fighting antioxidants: vitamin C, vitamin E, and beta-carotene. All three protect your skin from the sun’s aging UV rays.
  • CHIA SEEDS
    These are packed with protein, fiber, and loads of omega-3s, which reduce inflammation, and they are a sneaky diet tool, too. Since they absorb up to ten times their weight in water, they keep you feeling fuller longer.
  • ALMONDS
    Almonds are rich in flavonoids (which promote heart health) and vitamin E, (a nutrient that’s vital to skin health) . They can help ward off damaging free radicals and even oxidation damage caused by smoking.

Do we risk ourselves to “Sick building syndrome”?

Sick building syndrome is a symptoms shown in about 20% of the white collars. Such symptoms are watering eyes; hoarseness; headaches; dry, itchy skin; dizziness; nausea; heart palpitations; miscarriages; shortness of breath; nosebleeds; chronic fatigue; mental fogginess; swelling of legs or ankles; and cancer. The telling factor is if the symptoms ease when workers are at home or on vacation.
To save on fuels for air conditioning, many buildings became virtually air-tight blocking some polluting factors including indoor combustion and buildup of carbon monoxide and inhalable particles; volatile organic compounds such as benzene, styrene, and other solvents; and airborne-allergens and pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, spores, and protozoans. Added to that are new building materials (plywood, carpet glue) and fabrics (rugs, furniture) that “offgas” toxic fumes.
Putting in workaholic hours amid these contaminants is bad enough, but what makes it even worse is that, unlike at home, most of us can’t even crack open a window at the office. Instead, we breathe yesterday’s air and work in monotonous, uniform spaces under a forest of fluorescents, which can cause boredom, eyestrain, and lethargy. For those with robust immune systems, this may not matter much. But for 20% to 30% of the office population, the problems can range from the mild–headaches, nausea, dizziness, short-term memory loss, irritability, and itchy eyes and throats–to possible damage to the nervous and respiratory systems. Doctors also link the doubling of asthma rates to bad indoor air.
#healthyenvironment #healthyoffices #ความสะอาดในที่ทำงาน
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https://sites.google.com/site/allaboutindoorairpollution/what-is-sick-building-syndrome

4 way to help ease back pain

Get moving, get stronger, and stretch: Exercise is a great way to improve back strength and relieve chronic back pain.
Try medications: Depending on what your doctor may recommend, drugs like aspirin can relieve back pain. But overuse of these meds can cause side effects.

Make time for massages: Massage therapy can also help soothe the sore area, especially chronic back pain.

Try hot pack / cold pack: When back pain strikes, try a hot or cold pack for temporary relief. Heat therapy promotes blood flow to the inflamed part of the body, which allows the muscles to relax. Cold therapy slows blood flow to the inflamed body part, which reduces swelling.

Regardless of which pain relief method you try, time and symthom matters. Go see your doctor if your back pain worsens or lasts for more than three weeks.
Pictures from:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/502652-magnesium-for-back-pain/

Behavior to make youth of your skin

Pictures: http://blog.unicasport.com/5-tips-on-how-to-get-healthy-skin/
1. Apply anti-sun and lotion often: Ultraviolet from sunlight damages elastin in your skin and makes it dry and wrinkles.
2. Sleep tight: Hormones required to repair skin and prevent blemishes come out only when we are in deep sleep. Thus, we need to have enough sleep.
3. Reduce time on your smartphones and tablets: When you focus on your smartphones or tablets, you intend to focus and it causes wrinkles around your eyes and neck.
4. Reduce sodium consumption: When you consume too much sodium, your skin will retain a lot of water, especially around the eyes.

Foods and nutrients that induce your sleep

Sleep is very important to your health and It can actually improve your memory, spur your creativity, sharpen attention, and steer clear of depression. Because of its importance, you should try to improve or maintain your good sleep.

Foods and nutrients that can induce your sleep are:
– Lycopene found in grapefruit, tomatoes, cherry, papaya and watermelon.
– Selenium found in fish such as halibut, tuna and cod, as well as shellfish, barley, turkey, milk and nuts.
– Vitamin C found in pineapple, strawberries, papaya, bell peppers, broccoli, and kale.
– Carbohydrates: easily digested carbs (such as cereal, rice, potatoes or white bread) four hours before bedtime led people to fall asleep faster.

Diet tips for healthy cholesterol

How to eat healthy cholesterol

High cholesterol can affect anyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity or age, although family history is a big factor. For most people, it’s lifestyle factors, such as smoking or high alcohol intake, poor eating habits and lack of exercise that can cause the problem. However, there are easy changes we can make to our diets that will help keep our cholesterol levels healthy.

Fill up on fish: Oil-rich fish is a great source of omega-3 fats, which help maintain normal triglyceride levels. Salmon, mackerel and pilchards are rich in omega-3s. Tinned fish, such as tuna and sardines, is as beneficial as fresh. Just watch the salt levels.

Cut down on saturates: Dairy products and red meat can contain a lot of saturated fat, which is linked to increased LDL cholesterol. The same is true of foods such as cakes and biscuits. Choose lean meat, switch to low-fat dairy and cut right down on cakes, biscuits, puddings, pastries, chips and crisps.

Take your pulses: Beans, chickpeas and lentils are rich in soluble fibre, which helps reduce the amount of cholesterol absorbed into the blood. A recent study revealed eating 130g pulses a day can cut LDL cholesterol by 5%.

Watch the booze: Alcohol causes weight gain, which is linked to high cholesterol and raised triglyceride levels. While headlines say red wine may be good for you, scientists agree having too much is bad for health.

Have a brew: Tea contains compounds called catechins, which research suggests may lower cholesterol absorption. All varieties of tea, especially green tea, contains high levels of catechins as well as antioxidants.

#eatright #goodfood #goodhealth #lowcholesterol

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http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonentine/2012/12/21/white-house-reverses-itself-lifts-political-block-on-fda-approval-of-gm-salmon/

http://www.thelongestlife.com/Pages/Superfoods/Lentils.html

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http://www.lacafetiere.com/blog/tea-zing/