September 4th, 2010
Research shows sleep affect risk of heart or cardiovascular disease. Someone who slept less than five hours more at risk of contracting the disease. How long do you sleep in 24 hours?
Researchers at the University of West Virginia Department of Health, United States, research on 30 397 adults through the “National Health Interview Survey 2005″. Activity was intended, to collect information on demographic factors, socioeconomic characteristics, lifestyle, and health.
Mentioned, people who slept five hours per day or less has the risk of heart disease two-fold compared with people who sleep for seven hours. “Our research shows that sleep deprivation can affect heart health. Impaired sleep may be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, even though he’s healthy,” said Anoop Shankar, MD, PhD, professor at the university’s Department of Health.
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Tags: cardiovascular disease, Heart Disease
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September 4th, 2010
Taking supplements that contain Omega-3 fatty acids apparently given a lot of benefits. Anything?
Against pain
Omega-3 according to researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, United States, nearly two-thirds of patients with neck pain and chronic back problems no longer require anti-inflammatory drugs after taking fish oil pills for 20-30 days. The key is omega-3 has a substance that can fight inflammation.
Increasing energy and stamina
Consuming omega-3 will increase the oxygen content in the blood so the body’s metabolism becomes more optimal. Thus, increase energy and stamina. Increased metabolic processes, it can increase the burning of calories and suppress your appetite so that omega-3 can help the process of weight loss in obesity cases.
Maintain weight
Omega-3 can help stabilize your mood, says Douglas Bibus, PhD, omega-3 researchers and scientists from the Academic Medical Center University of Minnesota, United States. Mood that can result in you will lose control diet and snacked on all the foods that cause skyrocketing body weight. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Improve your mood and body fitness, Increasing energy and stamina, Maintain weight, Maintaining heart health, Omega-3, Preventing depression
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