tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56512765861753136352024-03-13T05:21:25.468-05:00Health & RichComplete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.Adfahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00261476626507397824noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-18054103549349852732010-09-03T22:30:00.002-05:002010-09-03T22:36:28.817-05:00THE BENEFITS OF SQUALENE<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/TIG-kh6mLbI/AAAAAAAAAxI/rzaTP73fb7I/s1600/Fish_Oil_Squalene.gif"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/TIG-kh6mLbI/AAAAAAAAAxI/rzaTP73fb7I/s320/Fish_Oil_Squalene.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512896953666907570" border="0" /></a>Based on experiments and medical experiences for more than a half of century by various herbal experts form Japan, China and Korea, squalene has a lot of benefits that we can decribe them below:<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">1). Squalene as amplifier and adder of life spirit</span><br />Squalene is the main material to build cholesterol and steroid. CHolesterol has many function in the body such as for metabolism and for building vitamin D. However, cholesterol is also used to make hormone similar with steroid which also functions as hormone builder. Hormone is very important for human life. Without hormone, human beings are useless in their everyday life, physically and mentally. Old persons has decrease their sexual spirit because their hormone (estrogen and testoteron) decrease. So if they consume squalene, their sexual enthusiasm can increase to normal level, even more maximal.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">2). Squalene as a healer of liver disorder.</span><br />It has been reported from some hospitals in Japan such as Hospital of Tokyo University, Fakuoka Hospital and National Hospital, that they have underwent some experiments to cure hepatitis. Finally, they concluded that squalene is benefits to heal many liver disorder.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">3). benefit to cure diabetes</span><br />Diabetes is disease caused by shortage of insuline. Squalene is a main material to build hormone, in this case insuline hormone. By consuming squalene, pancreas is not only amplified and repaired, but it also helps increase insulin product needed by the body.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">4). Increase immune system</span><br />Doctors in Japan believe that consuming squalene can make body immunity raise. It is because squalene's molecules consist of polymer isoprene called terpene and tripene. The substance proves to be able to become interferon inducer. Interferon can increase both amount and activities of cells of spinal cord, lymph gland, liver and thymus. The kind of cells increased their powerful and endurance are lymphosit T and B cells, and makrofaq sells.<br />So it is not wonder that before the invention of antibiotic, squalene were widely used to cure tuberculosis, hepatitis, diabetes, influenza, and etc.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">5). As sterilizer and healer of wound</span><br />Squalene is effectively a source of oxigen supplier. It has the same function as Ozon where its on becomes microbe killer and O2 becomes metabolism activator of cells. Its positive effect is that the wound is not only easier to recover, but also it does not feel pain. It goes together with the theory developed by dr. Yoka that: Pain is caused by oxygen shortage.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">6). Omitting weariness and shooting pain.</span><br />Weariness can happen because of precipation of lactate acid in skeletal muscles. The precipation is caused by uncomplete combustion. Because of rich of oxigen, squalene will supply oxygen to most part of the body. Lactate acid will be completely oxidated into CO2, H2O and energy. The muscle will become normal again and the body will feel fresh and health.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(to be continued)<br /><br /></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-63809720196672144272010-08-26T00:43:00.002-05:002010-08-26T00:43:00.431-05:00More Benefits of Bee Propolis<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/THR-IXf1i9I/AAAAAAAAAuo/fkKzWlI_a6g/s1600/lebah_blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/THR-IXf1i9I/AAAAAAAAAuo/fkKzWlI_a6g/s320/lebah_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509166926392560594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">1). help strengthen body immune system naturally</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bee propolis is rich of polyphenol. It can increase the production and activities of immune cells.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">2). As source of high antioxidant</span><br />Some researchs prove that bee propolis can help our body fight against free radicles. free radicles are active atom which have less or abundant electron and is unstable. The body can produced free radicles naturrally or it happens because of cigarette smoke or pollution. if free radicles contact with other important cell in our body, they can cause the cell damage or even ruin. The damage cell then can trigger the emerge of degenerative diseases such as heart, hypertention, diabetes and cancer.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">3). As anti-Microba</span><br />propolis is very effective to fight against any bacteria and viruses and fungus.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">4). Help Cope Inflammation</span><br />The content of CAPE (Caffeic Acid Phenetyl Ester) substance in be propolis functions as anti-inflammatiom.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">5). protect our Heart</span><br />bee propolis can help lower LDL (bad cholesterol) and triglycerides. Otherwise it also can increase DHL. That is why it can protect the heart.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">6). help Cope with gastritis</span><br />bee propolis can heal gastritis by reducing the damage on the stomach wall. It also can reduce the acid level and the number of stomach acid produced.<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-47890952565029013222010-08-22T00:39:00.002-05:002010-08-24T21:23:26.047-05:00More About Propolis<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/THR94i1tglI/AAAAAAAAAug/fHsQb93Rulk/s1600/lebah-madu-kurva.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 143px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/THR94i1tglI/AAAAAAAAAug/fHsQb93Rulk/s320/lebah-madu-kurva.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509166654559191634" border="0" /></a><a href="http://healthplusrich.blogspot.com/2010/08/propolis-another-miracle-of-bee.html">Propolis</a>, also well-known as Russian Penicillin, is strong antioxindant, anti-microbe, and natural antibiotic produced by body. Because it is natural, propolis does not make body's immune system weaken if it is unproperly used. Propolis even make our immune system increase naturally.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />The main function of <a href="http://healthplusrich.blogspot.com/2010/08/propolis-another-miracle-of-bee.html">propolis</a> is to neutralize poison, strengthen body immunity, antibiotic, annihilate bad bacteria and fungus, clean out viruses, repair damaged cells on tissue and body organ. It also strengthens cells, speeds up cell regeneration, etc.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Supporting Natural Body Immunity</span><br />Men have very complex of body immune system. It consists of many various cells, tissue and organ. All of them help the body protect itself in order to be healthy. This system works 24-hour every day to fight against dangerous microorganism which threathen human's healthy. Do you know that environment where we are living is surrounded by millions of dangerous bacteria, viruses and microorganism?<br /><br />When we get wound, bacteria can easily penetrate into our body. When we eat and drink everything, there are so many germs and bacteria in it. Of course we do not see those bacteria with our bare eyes. So if our body immunity does not work well, we will easily get sick because of those bacteria and viruses. That is why it is very important for us to strenghten our body immunity. Consuming bee propolis is one of many ways to protect ourselves.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-67326682843267456152010-08-20T01:34:00.002-05:002010-08-20T01:38:09.432-05:00Propolis, Another Miracle of Bee<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/TG4ivUbJXnI/AAAAAAAAAtw/UxFsQx-BYFY/s1600/bee-propolis.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/TG4ivUbJXnI/AAAAAAAAAtw/UxFsQx-BYFY/s320/bee-propolis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507377590652460658" border="0" /></a>Propolis is derived from Greek. Pro means before, and polis means city. Bee propolis is often meant "before entering bee hive". It seem to mean that it protects bee hive against dangerous factors outside the hive.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Propolis is a mixture of resin substance, originated from bark and the toppings of tree, especially poplar (Populus spp.), birch (Betula spp.), or conifer (pinus species). Bees collect those substance, and then mix it with wax and their saliva. Propolis is used by bees to protect every door of the hive to sterilize every coming bee. Propolis is also used by bees to repair their hive whenever it cracks or wears.<br /><br />Bees are susceptible to infection because they do not have immune system. Bees greatly rely on propolis to protect themselves, their hive, their eggs and young bees against diseases.<br /><br />Subtances that contain in propolis are very complex. There are more than 200 components that have been identified. But generally propolis consists of balsam (polyphenol) 50%, resin 30%, essential oil 10%, pollen 5%, organic and anorganic substances 5%. High Polyphenol content in propolis functions as anti-bacteria, anti-viruses, anti-fungus, antioxidant, anti-inflammation and immune system.<br /><br />What happens if we consume bee propolis? Do we become healthier because this substance?<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-66301535221330692592010-08-11T01:40:00.002-05:002010-08-11T01:54:39.406-05:00Some of Useful Fish Oils<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/TGJI9IEJGRI/AAAAAAAAAs4/rL6LfexgpOc/s1600/lemuru.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 145px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/TGJI9IEJGRI/AAAAAAAAAs4/rL6LfexgpOc/s320/lemuru.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504041909574244626" border="0" /></a>Actually there are several kinds of fish oils which are believed useful and have benefit to human health, but according to the research, there are 3 kinds of fish oil which are proven bringing benefits to human health.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">1). Cod liver oil / halibut oil</span><br />It is fish oil that is extracted from liver and or fat of cod and halibut fishes. The oil contains vitamin A, D, and triglyceride. Both vitamins are known as a drug to repair and to perfect bones and skin development. They are also used as a drug to prevent and cure xerophthalmia and blindness.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">2. Omega 3</span><br />It is a popular name of fish oil contains a mixture of Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) dan Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). It is extracted from fat tissue of Mackerel fish, as well as Herring, Sardine, Salem, Lemuru, etc. All of those fishes live in water surface. Omega 3 is claimed having benefit to decrease cholesterol, lessen high blood pressure, and prevent against coronary thrombosis and arteriosclerosis. Omega 3 is widely known in USA and Britain. However, in 1989, a team led by Dr. G.J. Reis and a team with Dr. R.A. Riemersma in charge reported that omega 3 has lower benefits compare with olive oil. It is because olive oil contains active substance of squalene.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">3. Squalene</span><br />It is fish oil extracted from dogfish (aizame, spiny dogfish) with the so many benefits as explained before in previous articles on this blog.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-77682163609456941102010-08-08T08:15:00.002-05:002010-08-08T08:20:15.482-05:00Searching Dogfish for Squalene?<div style="text-align: justify;">Today dogfishes, as the main source of squalene, are only be found in some certain places, i.e. at the sea of Indonesia, Philipina, Spain, Portugal, Norway and some of African countries. However, the best squalene come from dogfishes live in Indonesian waters.<br /><br />The first discoverer of squalene is Japanese chemical expert, DR. Mitsumaru Tsujimoto. He was a famaous chemical expert in Japan dan had discovered a lot of chemical compounds, derived from sardine acid and buthyalcohol. In 1906, DR. Tsujimoto discovered an oil extracted from aizame dogfish and he named it squalene. In 1931, another expert DR, Kora at Zurich University, Swiss, discovered cmecial structure of squalene. Because of his discovery, he was awarded The Nobel Price.<br /><br />In 1932, DR. Mashina and his friends carried out research about squalene benefit and they found that squalene had medical potential. The research result was then continued by a team of experts led by DR. Kejiro Kogami. Because of their hard work, the team found that squalene really had medical benefit and could ease and cure some diseases such as, tuberculose, skin disease, burn-wound, gastritis and intestine diseases. Whereas DR. Ryosuke Yokota found that squalene could prevent the development of cancer tissue.<br /><br />In 1970, Dr. H. Hella and Dr. V.Z. Pasteleraque could prove that squalene could increase human body immunity against many diseases. It could be happened because squalene enhanced the activity and endurance of immune cells in bone marrow, spleen gland, adrenal gland, T and B limfosit cells and macrofag.<br /><br />Below is the amount comparation of squalene in human body and in plants or other food.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/TF6uP-UhVoI/AAAAAAAAAsI/uba3paTNapg/s1600/perbandingan+squalene+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 174px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/TF6uP-UhVoI/AAAAAAAAAsI/uba3paTNapg/s320/perbandingan+squalene+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503027384143664770" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-38899610049208442082010-07-29T19:06:00.003-05:002010-07-29T19:21:23.413-05:00THE DISCOVERY OF SQUALENE<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/TFIa0m43KYI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/g1snWH215Ro/s1600/hiu.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/TFIa0m43KYI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/g1snWH215Ro/s320/hiu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499487586067360130" border="0" /></a>Sharks which live at the depth of 300 - 1000 meter below the sea level are supposed to be exist since 400 million years ago, far before human created. Categorized as rare vertebrate, shark has black-gray color and has not more than 1,5 meter at length, with weight of 50 kg. It is supposed there are 15 kinds of sharks living in the depth as written on the table below:<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Tabel: Kinds of Sharks and their Squalene level</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/TFIYfWXz9SI/AAAAAAAAAqI/SZE5g9S8IB0/s1600/2010-07-22_204450.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 169px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/TFIYfWXz9SI/AAAAAAAAAqI/SZE5g9S8IB0/s320/2010-07-22_204450.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499485021833262370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Quoted from<span style="font-style: italic;"> Cosmetic Products Raw Materials Standard</span>, ED II , Annotated , Yakuji Nipposha.</span><br /><br />The peculiarity of dogfish is that it lives at hard environment. The fish is stay at the depth of 300 - 1000 below the sea level, untouchable by sunlight, rare of oxygen, and live under high water pressure. However, it can survive there and never come up to the higher depth.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">How can this kind of shark survive at that difficult environment?<br /></span> </span>According to fishermen and traditional medicine experts from China, Japan and Korea, the key to the shark survival is in its liver. Since the ancient time, the shark's liver especially dogfish, has been in one of medicine list in Ancient China. Dogfish liver is different with any other sharks' liver from its size and weight. The weight of dogfish liver is approximately 40% of its body weight, and 90% of its liver content is<a href="http://antiagingsuplement.blogspot.com/2010/07/bali-shark-oil-squalene.html#links"> squalene</a>.<br /><br />Japanese fishermen at Suruga gulf are the most experienced and talented fishermen in catching dogfish. They extract the <a href="http://antiagingsuplement.blogspot.com/2010/07/bali-shark-oil-squalene.html#links">dogfish oil</a> and drink it as a medicine to evade weariness and other threatening illness. They also spread the oil on their skin as their sunscreen. They also use the oil to layer their boat so that the boat wood is not easily rotten, and snails and sea shells do not adhere at boat wall.<br /><br />Have you ever read the novel of Ernest Hemingway's <span style="font-style: italic;">The Old Man and The Sea</span>? At the novel, Ernest wrote that all of the fishermen in Santiago drank a cup of <a href="http://antiagingsuplement.blogspot.com/2010/07/bali-shark-oil-squalene.html#links">fish oil</a> that kept in the drum before they went to the sea to prevent them from illness.<br /><br />So it is undeniable that old fishermen from year to year have known and used the <a href="http://antiagingsuplement.blogspot.com/2010/07/bali-shark-oil-squalene.html#links">shark oil</a> as their traditional medicine.<br /><br />According to Dr. Iwan T. Budiarso, an expert from Indonesia, before world war II, there were still many dogfishes in Japanese waters such as in Kochioki, Sagamida, Okinawa and other places. But today, the dogfish is very rare and it is possibly extinct in Japanese sea. The fishermen there now are looking for the fishes for their <a href="http://antiagingsuplement.blogspot.com/2010/07/bali-shark-oil-squalene.html#links">squalene</a> outside their country's waters.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >Translated and concised from the article of Dr. Iwan T. Budiarso , DVM, MSc, Phd, APU, part 2.</span><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-78842494173743118902010-07-29T02:22:00.003-05:002010-07-29T02:26:45.644-05:00The Benefits of Coconut Water<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/TFEs2sjyr8I/AAAAAAAAAqA/ES9Ynem1vKw/s1600/Coconut_Water_0.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/TFEs2sjyr8I/AAAAAAAAAqA/ES9Ynem1vKw/s320/Coconut_Water_0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499225938181926850" border="0" /></a>Consumption of coconut water for health has been known for a long time. People use it to evade certain diseases and some treatment such as healing ailment caused by poison, where at this condition, coconut water functions as antidote.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Coconut water is a natural isotonic. The features of this natural isotonic drink are:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><ul><li>water content in one coconut fruit is 400 - 465 cc.</li><li>coconut water contains vitamin C and several vitamins B, such as niacin, patotenat acid, biotin, riboflavin, folic acid and thiamin.</li><li>coconut water also contains some minerals such as natrium, kalium, kalsium, magnesium, iron, copper, phosphor, sulfur and chlorin.</li><li>coconut water contains many kinds fo amino acid.<br /></li></ul><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Health Benefit</span><br /></span><ul><li>neutralize poison</li><li>cure wormy</li><li>cure burned wound</li><li>relieve from dysentery</li><li>ease itchiness caused by eczema</li><li>relieve from dengue<br /></li></ul><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Beauty Benefit</span></span><br /><ul><li>evade acne</li><li>prevent against wrinkle</li><li>prevent against gray hair<br /></li></ul><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other Benefit</span></span><br />1. increase sexual desire<br />2. make clear of voice.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Comments from Some Institutions About Coconut Water</span><br /><br />FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization )<br />At September 14, 2000, FAO recommended coconut water as an natural energy drink.<br /><br />Journal of Medicinal Food, J Med Food. 2006 Fall;9(3):400-7<br />Coconut water has cardioprotective effect because it can decrease the level of bad cholesterol in a research. (V.G. Sandhya, Dr., Professor T. Rajamohan. Department of Biochemistry, University of Kerala, India)<br /><br />Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY and Applied Human Science Vol. 21 (2002)<br />Drinking coconut water after physical exercise is the best way to rehydration. It can make body feel saturated, and it can be consumed much, comparing with any other drinks like fresh water and drinks contain KH and electrolite.<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-24097543056803478632010-07-23T01:31:00.005-05:002010-07-25T06:32:21.649-05:00The Miracle of Dogfish Squalene<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/TEwgg4l-QDI/AAAAAAAAApQ/IchtqGGjkGU/s1600/il-shark-anatomy-257x300.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/TEwgg4l-QDI/AAAAAAAAApQ/IchtqGGjkGU/s320/il-shark-anatomy-257x300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497804994432090162" border="0" /></a>Squalene is a natural health food extracted from the liver of dogfish (aizame spiny dog fish or <span style="font-style: italic;">Centrophorus atromarginatus garman</span>) which lived in the deep of the sea, in the range of 300 - 1000 below the sea level. Dogfish is one of the smallest shark species, which has a measurement of less than 1,5 metre long and weight of more or less 50 kilogram. However, the dogfish liver is the biggest than any other kind of sharks.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">What is the Peculiar Features of Dogfish?</span><br />The dogfish lives far below the sea level, beyond the reach of sunray. The oxygen at the level is very few, but the water pressure is very high. Comparing with its weight, the pressure endured by the shark is around 31 - 101 kilograms. The foods at the depth are predominantly marine plants and minerals.<br /><br />According to the research, the endurance of dogfish living in the shortage environment is caused by the power of its liver. Who knows that the weight of its liver is 40% of its body weight, or approximately 20 kilogram. And in its liver, there is a high content of squalene, at about 90% of its liver weight.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">What is Squalene?</span><br />Squalene is an oily organic substance, but can not be categorized as oil because it does not have fat acid or COOH cluster. It has colour of yellowish or clear white and has specific odor. Until today, experts have not yet be able to create the syntheses of squalene.<br /><br />In human body, squalene spreads at all of human organs and tissue, and has multirole functions. For example, at the skin, squalene is used as a main component to produce slippery and delicate substances consist in <span style="font-style: italic;">sebum </span>produced by talk gland (sebasius).<br /><br />In the liver, squalene is used as raw material to produce cholesterol and steroid. Cholesterol is important for metabolism, and if it is activated, it can produce vitamin D. Both of choleterol and steroid can be made as hormon. Hormons are very important for human life. There is no life without hormon.<br /><br />Consuming squalene everyday can recover human power and health. Squalene is also believed be able to ease and heal many kind of diseases.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Concised from the article of Dr. Iwan T. Budiarso , DVM, MSc, Phd, APU</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-30807732274505412972009-11-29T07:32:00.002-06:002009-11-29T07:36:01.977-06:00Discusion about cholesterol<div align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/SxJ4jSBZd_I/AAAAAAAAAoU/huqieJyrL7I/s1600/cholesterol.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/SxJ4jSBZd_I/AAAAAAAAAoU/huqieJyrL7I/s320/cholesterol.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409518649953843186" border="0" /></a>The cholesterol in fact is the result of fat solution in the body. Cholesterol is also needed by the body, although just in a few. Such as for the material to form cell membrane, or as the framer material to form bile salt. When being abundant but still can be tolerated by the body, cholesterol is proccessed the heart into the energy source subtituting sugar. However, when the amount of it is totally over supply, cholesterol will be kept on the muscle and on the light network under the skin (for example in the thigh, upper arm, stomach and bottom).<br /></div><div align="justify"><br />Cholesterol also can be obtained by eating fatty food. To reduce it of course by reducing fatty food. But some people has gene deviation that can cause him have very little amount of enzyme to break cholesterol. Whereas the gene has genetic feature and can not be changed.<br /><br />Therefore, for someone who has high level of cholesterol, he has also high risk to suffer cardiovaskuler illness like: stroke, heart or the disturbance of kidney and liver.<br /><br />When the use of the lowered-cholesterol medicine is used, can be seen from the example below:<br /><span style="color:#990000;"><b>Patient 1:</b></span><br />Total cholesterol is 400, but his age is just 25 years. does not have hypertension, the level of blood sugar is normal, and his family does not have history of heart disease in the young age. His height is 180 cm and his weight is 100 cm.<br /><span style="color:#990000;"><b>Patient 2:</b></span><br />Total cholesterol is 200, but his age is 55 years, have hypertension and diabetes, the level of LDL (bad cholesterol) is 150, had been attacked by heart disease.<br /><br />Fom the case above, cholesterol medicine is needed by patient 2. For the patient 1, it is recommended to do physical exercise and consume balanced food, also reducing the portion of fat until 10-15%.<br /><br />Basically, there are many things to be considered if we want to take cholesterol medicine. It is because there are many kinds of cholesterol medicine, depending what kind of cholesterol that must be reduced. Besides, most cholesterol medicines are expensive and some of them have bad side-effect.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-22533572481548086922009-11-13T06:41:00.002-06:002009-11-13T06:51:30.489-06:00The Hidden Benefit of Earthworm<div align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/Sv1WOAl5WdI/AAAAAAAAAns/iXMtYBEbVQM/s1600-h/earthworm"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/Sv1WOAl5WdI/AAAAAAAAAns/iXMtYBEbVQM/s320/earthworm" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403569926591568338" border="0" /></a>Earthworm has been used in the Far East traditional medical practice for conditions associated with some <i>thrombolytic</i> diseases such as stroke, <i>myocardial infarction </i>and <i>pulmonary embolism</i>. According to Chinese medical publication <span style="color:#990000;">Ben Cao Gang Ma</span>, earthworm (<i>lumbricus rubellus</i>) was said to unblock the body's meridians and channels, and was used to support blood circulation.<br /></div><div align="justify"><br />In 1883, in a book discussing the action of worms, Charles Darwin observed that earthworm digestive fluids can dissolve <i>fibrin</i>. In order to elucidate the power of earthworms, Japanese scholars Dr. Hisashi Mihara and others succeeded in extracting a <i>fibrin</i>-dissolving enzyme from <i>Lumbricus rubellus</i> in the 1980s. This enzyme was later found to consist of a few <i>proteolytic </i>sub-enzymes, which are collectively named <i>lumbrokinase</i>. <i>Lumbrokinase</i> is also referred to as earthworm <i>fibrinolytic</i> enzymes (EFE), earthworm powder enzymes (EPE), or e-PA.<br /><br />Since 1992, <i>lumbrokinase</i> derived from earthworms has been extensively studied and used in China. Research has shown <i>lumbrokinase</i> to support healthy coagulation of blood within normal levels and enhance f<i>ibrinolytic</i> activities, i.e. similar to <i>natokinase</i>. In Japan and Korea <i>lumbrokinase</i> has been the main ingredient in "Dragon Heart", a popular health supplement for supporting circulatory health.<br /><br /><i>Lumbrokinase </i>consists of <i>proteolytic</i> enzymes. It contains in it <i>plasminogen</i> activator and <i>plasmin</i>. The <i>plasminogen</i> activator in <i>Lumbrokinase</i> is similar to tissue <i>plasminogen</i> activator from other sources. It means it possibly shows <i>thrombolytic </i>activities only in the presence of <i>fibrin</i>. That is why <i>lumbrokinase</i> has the advantage of not causing excessive building.<br /><br />The enzymes in <i>lumbrokinase</i> have very strong <i>fibrinolytic</i> activity and are stable in a wide pH range. They also shows great stability against thermal inactivation and degradation.<br /><br /><i>Lumbrokinase </i>has been widely used in over 100 hospitals in Beijing since 1995. In Indonesia Jakarta, <i>lumbrokinase</i> has been used in thousands of hospitals and stores, in more than 20 provinces and cities, as well as in Hongkong, taiwan, Southeast Asia, and Europe.<br /><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><b>Conclusion</b></span><br /><i>Lumbrokinase</i> have a great future in both preventing and treating <i>atherosclerotic</i> buildup. Since our natural production of <i>plasmin</i> slows as we age and other factors can enter the picture to thicken the blood, it makes good sense to consider this enzyme for prevention.<br />However, if you take medication, ask your physician before starting this enzyme supplements. <i>Lumbrokinase</i> is quite powerful and your medication may have to be adjusted as a result of taking it.<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-3011498501304712312009-10-19T20:29:00.001-05:002009-10-19T20:32:30.873-05:00Renal Failure<div style="text-align: justify;">Kidney is an important organ in the body and has a function of throwing away garbage metabolism and body poison in the form of urine/the urine, that afterwards is issued from the body.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">What is Renal Failure?</span><br />Renal Failure is the situation when the kidney declines in function, caused by accumulation of poison in the body and the waste of metabolism. Heavy failure or not depends on how far the kidney damaged.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">How is the symptom of renal failure?</span><br />Renal failure will cause some signs which called Uremic Syndrome such as:<br />- nausea, vomited<br />- appetite descended<br />- had a headache, weak<br />- often caught a cold<br />- breathless, inflated, diarrhoea<br />- often singultus<br /> - at first often urine tonight, afterwards urine decreased or in no urine at all.<br />- in difficult situation, the awareness will decline, accompanied by muscle-bound.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">How many kinds of Renal Failure?</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">There are two kinds:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">- Acute Renal Failure</span><br />it abruptly come, but can be healed completely<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">- Chronic Renal Failure</span><br />It happens in phases, and can not be cured. However, if the patient takes medicine regulary, it can prevent from another damage of the kidney.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">What are the causes of Acute Renal Failure?</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Pre Renal Cause</span>: diarrhea and vomiting, bleeding, or wide burn.<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Renal Cause:</span> Acute glumerulonefritis (The swollen face, swollen foot, blood pressure increased, sometimes accompanied by waist pain and urine color is red)<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Post Renal Cause</span>: urinary tract is clogged up (tumour stone, the blood clot, etc.), marked with great waist pain, sometimes urine is red, it volume is decreased or no urine at all.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">What is the cause of Chronic Renal Failure?</span><br />The cause of chronic renal failure are:<br />- chronic glumerulonefritis (swollen face, high blood pressure, urine decreased or no urine at all)<br />- diabetes melitus<br />- Hypertension<br />- kidney stone,<br />- drugs</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-49220530438159839222009-10-14T19:48:00.001-05:002009-10-14T19:52:27.334-05:00Coconut Oil, Miracles from Tropical Countries<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/StZyI5rgT3I/AAAAAAAAAj0/Kso_2e6A9ow/s1600-h/vcoind.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/StZyI5rgT3I/AAAAAAAAAj0/Kso_2e6A9ow/s320/vcoind.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392623101070561138" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">After years unpopular, Coconut oil today is known having extraordinary benefits because of its high concentrate of medium-chain fatty acid, called laurat acid. The power of laurat acid has been proved by many world researchers. The expert from Disease Control Center, Georgia, USA said that laurat acid can fight against 14 viruses and bacterias, such as influenza, rubella, coronavirus, herpes, staphylococcus aureus, and Streptococcus agaltiae. "Laurat acid works by destroying fatty layer of microorganism,' said prof Waluyo Soerjodibroto, a lecturer of Medical faculty of Indonesia University, who also did some research on coconut oil.<br /><br />Michael Bergeron, a researcher from Universit Laval, Qu'bec, Canada, in 2003 found laurat in the form of sodium lauril sulfat. The mixture of those ingredients can dissolve virus membrane and force it to go out. Coconut oil is powerful to prevent HIV virus infiltrate the body. It also prove to be able to kill 90% of herpes viruses.<br /><br />In industrial world, lauric acid is also greatly needed. "Baby food and pharmaceutical industries need lauric acid very much," said Dr. Mohammad Ahkam Subroto, a researcher from Indonesian Biotechnological Research Center LIPI. It is because baby need lauric acid for promoting the growth of his body and brain. Actually lauric acid is also found in mother's milk, but its concentration is just only 3%. The study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 1998 showed that the amount of lauric acid, kaprik acid, and kaprilik acid in the milk of breastfeeding mother significantly increased when they consumed coconut oil. It is believe that this will make better protection for the baby.<br /><br />Coconut oil also contains anti-cancer substances. It can either produce natural anti-microba substance which is beneficial to obstruct the development of patogen microorganism, such as negative gram bacteria, kandida, Measle, Holicobacteri pylori, Listeria monocytogenes Clamedia, Helicobacter, Staphylococcus sp., and protozoa such as Giadia lamblia.<br /><br />So why do not try to consume this unique supplement? In Indonesia, coconut oil is produced by local people and is very easy to produce it. Most of bottled coconut oils sold at drugstores and supermarkets are home industry. Because it is categorized having medium chain molecules, it more endures from air contamination and can keep for years without any change in quality.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-9862589105997231472009-07-01T13:39:00.003-05:002009-07-01T13:49:11.934-05:00Honey as an Antioxidant<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/Skuu4OHtQmI/AAAAAAAAAhM/AI2k3tJaerk/s1600-h/madu-lebah-hutan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/Skuu4OHtQmI/AAAAAAAAAhM/AI2k3tJaerk/s320/madu-lebah-hutan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353564862946296418" border="0" /></a>An new study finds that there is antioxidant content in honey. it means that honey can evade free radicals. As you know, free radical is a source of many various kinds of unhealing diseases, such as cancer.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />The discovery encourages researchers to know better about anti-cancer substances in honey. It hopes that many newest researches will affirm honey benefits which is very potent to halt the spreading of vicious diseases.<br /><br />Honey reputation as medicine for respiration problem is still affirmated today. Honey can drive out phlegm or liquid that cloggs up bronchial tube. Greek and Roman people believed that honey can be used as decongestant.<br /><br />Opera singers also fond of using honey as to take care of their throat. A glass of warm water mixed with lemon and honey can help them to clear away their laryngitis. It is because honey has the power of desinfectant. Honey can enhance saliva production that can take care of dry throat.<br /><br />Honey also has light sedative feature. That is why traditional people often admix honey with milk to be drunk before sleeping. Milk with honey can make them relax and sleep faster.<br /><br />Most of all sweet food, including honey, will trigger brain to produce endorfin in the body. Because of its high fructose level, honey has little effect of loosen the bowel.<br /><br />It is also believed that honey is ever to be used as aphrodisiac. The term of honeymoon actually comes from ancient tradition of North Europe people. At that time, newlywed had to consume honey and mead in order to arouse their sexual appetite.<br /><br />According to Ibnu Sina, if you want to be always young and healthy although you get along in years, you must consume honey routinely.<br /><br />Women in Egypt, Greece and Rusia reportedly always use honey to take care of their face skin in order to stay beautiful and clean. Honey is used to wash out of stain and hyperpigmentation and prevent from wrinkle. You can make skin lotion by yourself by mixing honey 100 gram with 25 ml of alcohol and 25 ml of fresh water.<br /><br />The flavor of honey is greatly influenced by the kind of flower which the bees consume its nectar. Today we can find many flavor of honey, such as silk-cotton honey, tamarind honey, manggo, apple etc.<br /><br />However, if the bee consumes nectar of poisonous flower, the honey they produce poisonous too. For example, if the bees suck nectar from rhodonderon flower, the honey they produce will cause paralyzing. Some poisonous plants, beside rhodonderon, are azalea, andromeda, agave, atropa, datura,<br />euphorbia, kalmia, gelsemium, and melaleuca. The poisonous honey usually wild honey.<br /><br />Before sugar was invented, in the medieval ages, honey was used as the sweet flavor for every food. At the end of 17 century, sugar was more popular than honey as a sweeter. But, the English queen and her family still always used honey for their food. So why we not keep up with the Queen.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-54298191901890639802009-05-29T07:31:00.002-05:002009-05-29T07:37:31.469-05:00Viruses Can't Compete with Honey<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/Sh_W9Zm9sBI/AAAAAAAAAhE/nzpFjNJF7DQ/s1600-h/honey.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/Sh_W9Zm9sBI/AAAAAAAAAhE/nzpFjNJF7DQ/s320/honey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341224033419374610" border="0" /></a>This is a title of an article written by dr. Dixon at Dis Lancet magazine, 2003 February edition. Dr. Dixon said that honey is very powerful to cope with viruses. So there are no viruses can fight against honey. Dr. Dixon is one of scientists who is interested in studying honey benefits.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />There is more something interesting in honey. Medicians usually warn diabetic patients to consume foods or sweet drinks in case of the level of sugar in the blood will rise. According to a research, this doctor's warning can not be applied for honey.<br /><br />Honey can lower the sugar level in blood for diabetic patients. Some researchs shows that there is oxidation subtance in honey that enable sugar expansion far easier. This make the sugar level in blood not arise.<br /><br />Its content that is rich of vitamin B1, B5 and G make honey very important for diabetic patients. Honey also contains at least 100 different elements which are very important for human body, especially diabetic patients.<br /><br />Athenaeus, a Greek philosopher and a writer, said that if everyone routinely drinks honey, they will be free of any diseases in the rest of his life.<br /><br />The philosopher is right, because there are many kinds of unique and potential nutrition in honey to take care of our health and beauty. Honey has a great power of healing. Many nutritions in it has long to be used to cope burning injury, to increase stamina, to uplift sexual desire, and even to prevent from cancer. This gold-color liquid is also used to keep the skin beauty.<br /><br />A scientist from Illionis University at Urbana, USA, wrote in a Journal of Agricultural Research that the benefits of every honey is maybe different. However, all kinds of honey certainly contain the same amount of antioxidant agent, such as vitamin E and C. The antioxidant is believed enable to prevent from cancer, heart disease and other diseases.<br /><br />According to prof. Dr. H. Muhilal, a nutritionist from The Center of Nutrition Research and Development, Bogor, honey contains amino acid, carbohydrate, protein, some vitamins and mineral that are easily absorbed by the body. Free amino acid in honey can help the process of healing. Honey is also used as a formation of neurotransmitter, a subtance used to optimize brain function. Honey also contains useful antibiotic substance to defeat patogen viruses.<br /><br />The type of carbohydrate in honey is simple. The overall compositions of honey are water 17,1%; total carbohydrate 82,4%; protein, amino acid, vitamin, and mineral 0,5%. The main carbohydrate consists of fructose 38,5% and glucose 31%. The rest of carbohydrate is 12,9% which consists of maltose, sucrose, and other sugar. As carbohydrate, a spoontable of honey can supply energy 64 calorie.<br /><br />Because of its healthy content, it is not astonished that honey was used by Ancient Egypt to cure burning injury and wound. It was known then at that time that honey had antiseptic and antimicobial features. Because of its potent to slown down bacterial development, honey can faster the healing process of injury.<br /><br />The similar statement is also stated by dr. Peter Molan from University of Waikato, New Zealand. He added that honey also stimulate the development of new cells.<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-56987024571319271842009-05-16T07:02:00.002-05:002009-05-16T07:14:19.559-05:00Bee Pollen, pass-key of Ageless<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/Sg6tqn1c1rI/AAAAAAAAAg8/Z_1n7u7HP74/s1600-h/honey-bee-pollen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 357px; height: 222px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/Sg6tqn1c1rI/AAAAAAAAAg8/Z_1n7u7HP74/s200/honey-bee-pollen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336393556239898290" border="0" /></a>Do you want to be ageless or longvity and disease-proof? if those you are looking for, consuming bee pollen regulary is the best answer. The world has prove it, from the time of Ancient Egypt until today.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />What is pollen? Pollen is tiny grains that are produced in the male organs of flowering and cone-bearing plants. They are like powder. Every grain of pollen contains 100.000 to 5 million pollen spore, which has the ability to reproduce plants.<br /><br />How do honey bees collect pollen? Beside sucking up nectar, bee also collects pollen. When the bees find it, they take pollen by their front foot. After they wet pollen with honey, they put pollen to their pollen basket at their back foot. Pollen is the young bees' source of important fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals. While the sugar in nectar is mainly a source of energy.<br /><br />Bee pollen contains 18 amino acids, eight of them are essential, 12 vitamin, 28 mineral, enzyme, co-enzyme, 14 important fatty acids, 11 carbohydrate, phytonutrients (lecithin, beta-carotene, selenium) and 30% protein.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">The benefits of bee pollen:</span><br />1. to upgrade IQ<br />2. prevent from cancer<br />3. prevent from impotency and unfertility<br />4. Triglicerida<br />5. Arthritis.<br />6. Diabetes.<br />7. high blood pressure<br />8. anemia<br />9. asthma<br />10. prostate<br />and many other diseases.<br /><br />As the story goes, Queen Cleopatra used honey rich of bee pollen as her pool to keep her beauty and ageless. The Roman army used to bring pastries made from bee pollen, honey and wheat in order to raise their power in the battle of Cicero (106 - 43 BC). According to history, most of houses in the Roman empire at that time kept honey and bee pollen as their health supplement.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">The Comments of Modern Medical Experts</span><br /><ol><li>Mme. Aschenasy Leru, The chief of The Centre of Science Research in France said: Pollen contains 40 - 80% of free glutamat acid which is not produced by human body. The acid can prevent embolism in brain, raise IQ and concentration, and repair mental deficiency.</li><li>Prof. Nicolai Vasilleivich Tsitsin, The chief of Rusian Biological and Botanical Board. He examined Rusian people who had age more than 100 year and found that more than 200 of his examiners kept honey bees. They also consumed honey residue as their rich of bee pollen food.<br /></li></ol><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">How to Use Bee Pollen for Our Health and Beauty?</span><br /><ol><li>Bee Pollen can be consumed directly as a snack for ones who conduct diet.</li><li>Bee Pollen can be mixed with royal jelly or honey to maintain fit and healthy life.</li><li>Bee Pollen which is mixed with honey or royal jelly is very good for smoothening and rejuvenating skin.</li></ol></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-33467329712597508892009-04-29T14:17:00.001-05:002009-04-29T14:19:44.245-05:00Bee Pollen, The most Complete Nutriment in Nature<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/SfioKj7NWEI/AAAAAAAAAg0/_hh7wqx1krk/s1600-h/bee-pollen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/SfioKj7NWEI/AAAAAAAAAg0/_hh7wqx1krk/s320/bee-pollen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330195058388719682" border="0" /></a>How can a powder with a size only 0,05 mm be able to influence human life? Even without the powder, our earth will become a desert. Do ypu want to know what powder is? The magic powder is a flower powder called pollen.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Pollen consists of tiny grains that are produced in the male organs of flowering and cone-bearing plants. Seeds develop after pollen is transferred from the male part of a plant to the female part. This transfer of pollen is called pollination.<br /><br />So without pollen, there is no pollination, and without pollination there are no trees. How the world will seen if there are no trees in earth! Can we imagine that?<br /><br />Pollen collected by bees when they suck up nectar from the flowers. When bees suck up nectar, pollen mixed with nectar and bees' saliva is collected and is saved in pollen basket at bee's foot. So the pollen collected by bee is called "bee pollen".<br /><br />Is pollen a nutriment? Pollen is the young bees' source of important fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals. In 1963, A research held by Lee Foundation for Nutritional Research in Milwaukke, USA reported that bee pollen had perfect nutritious balance, so it could be used as an independent food. Bee pollen was also equipped with a perfect liquid.<br /><br />According to Dr. G.J. Binding, bee pollen is the best food ever existed, even it is the nearly perfect food. Not only bee pollen arouses power and energy in the body, but also it can enhance body protection against infection.<br /><br />Today many professional athletes consume bee pollen to enhance their power. Bee pollen is also used to be applied at healing field.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-57451262283573035482009-04-03T17:12:00.002-05:002009-04-03T17:17:52.706-05:00A Misunderstanding about Fiber<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/SdaK8rsjdQI/AAAAAAAAAgU/7953ds2wqu8/s1600-h/fiber_new.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/SdaK8rsjdQI/AAAAAAAAAgU/7953ds2wqu8/s320/fiber_new.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320592784911201538" border="0" /></a>If we ask common people about fiber, perhaps they will fastly say that fiber-contained food is very good and recommended. It is the positive effect of advertisement in TV or mass media about this important food. However, if you try to ask some people whether chicken meat and beef contain fiber or not, it is possible that 8 of 10 people say they have. Whereas fiber is in fact not in animal food. All of fiber is in vegetable food.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Why Fiber is Important?</span><br />Fiber is important for our body because it can absorb water and make the food enlarge so it arouse satiation feeling. Fiber also retards digestion system so that it can keep satiation feeling longer. By this mechanism, fiber help us lower our weight and sugar-content in the blood.<br /><br />The ability of fiber to absorb water make our waste softer. This can stimulate peristaltic contraction in large intestine so that the waste does not stay much longer in the intestine and we can be defecated smoothly. This mechanism work of fiber really help to alleviate and also to prevent from piles. The toxic of our waste in our body does not have enough time to stimulate the formation of cancer cell.<br /><br />The fiber will also absorb gall liquid and cholesterol so that it can help lowering cholesterol level in the blood and finally can eliminate the risk of coronary disease.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Some Researchs About Fiber</span><br />The research of prof. dr. Joseph M Keenan (Minnesota University, USA) shows:<br />Cereal fiber has connection with the lowering of heart disease, fruit fiber has connection with the lowering of blood pressure, and soluble fiber is effectively provable in lowering cholesterol.<br /><br />Dr. Maria Soller in the International Journal of Cancer:<br />Both soluble and unsoluble fibre has protective effect against mouth cancer, pharyngeal cancer and esophagus. Fiber also lower the risk of large intestine and rectum cancers.<br />Prof. Sheila Bingham ( Cambrige University ) in European Conference on Nutrition & Care at Paris: Fibre-contained food can slower digestion so that it can emerge satiation feeling longer than usual. (look at Journal of The American Medical Association).<br /><br />The National Cancer Society Dietary Guidelines for America suggests to consume fiber food 20 - 35 gram a day. Whereas Indonesian people only needs 20 - 25 gram a day.Although the fact shows that Indonesian people only consumes fiber 10 - 15 gram a day (Puslitbang Gizi Bogor).<br /><br />The conclusion is if you are a good consumer of cereal, nuts, beans, cabbage and other leafy vegetables and fruits, you do not worry about fiber deficiency. But if you don't, you have to take fiber supplement to help you.<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-34754408559193454912009-02-12T03:11:00.002-06:002009-02-12T03:19:48.785-06:00Cardiovascular Disease<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/SZPpmHSS4OI/AAAAAAAAAdw/fDtk1oG4bKs/s1600-h/cardiovascular.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/SZPpmHSS4OI/AAAAAAAAAdw/fDtk1oG4bKs/s320/cardiovascular.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301838027345289442" border="0" /></a>Around the world, there are one billion people suffer cardiovascular disease. The number of sufferers seems to increase every year. Cardiovascular now becomes the main cause of death in modern countries as well as developing ones.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Cardiovascular is one of the main cause of death around the world. the number of death because of the disease is around 30% of all diseases that cause death (WHO report 2004)<br /><br />The disease is generally suffered by adult. However, young people recently tends to become its target.<br /><br />The medical care of cardiovascular can be started by trying to alter the way of life in connection with food, sport, alcohol and smoking habit. Long-consumed drug is also taken to take care of the disease.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">What is Cardiovascular (CVD)?</span><br />Cardiovascluar is a group of disease concerning heart and blood vessel. One of CVD sample is coronary (CHD), stroke, and thrombosis<br />. Both CHD and stroke can be caused by<br />embolism (blocking of a blood vessel by a blood clot).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">The Main Factors of CVD</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">- drinking alcohol</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">- obesity</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">- high blood pressure</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">- diabetes</span><br />The disease substantially increase CVD risk. Men suffer diabetes melitus type 2 risk two times more than women who suffer the same diabetes.<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">- Food</span><br />One of the main factors that increase CVD in Indonesia is the alteration of way of life, especially in connection with physical activities and the habit of consuming unhealthy food. Some of them are consuming saturated fat and salt more than consuming vegetables and fruits.<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">-Sport</span><br />WWHO report in 2002 shows that 1 up to 24 % of CVD in modern countries is caused by low sport intensity (under 2,5 hour in a week). The new way of life can also lower the intensity of doing sport.<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">-High Colesterol</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">- Smoking</span><br />Passive smokers can be attacked by the disease with the risk level of 25%.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Taking Care of CVD</span><br />There are some receipt drugs that are available for CVD, including anti-platelet, anti-hypertension (such as ACE inhibitor, AIIRA), lowering-lipid medicine, statin, beta blocker, diuretik, and vasodilator. There are also many patients who need surgical operation such as by-pass operation of coronary blood vessel.<br /><br />Although there are some treatments that prove to be effective, CVD prevention is better. The prevention can be achieved by reducing its risk factors, such as lowering blood vessel, lowering cholesterol level, stop smoking, reducing alcoholic drink, and doing sport more. The last research shows that some medicines are proven to reduce CVD arising, and of course they can prevent from CVD.<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-71030013750765350292009-01-11T06:03:00.002-06:002009-01-11T06:07:51.895-06:00Tomato and Its Benefit for Our Health<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/SWng9UjPVeI/AAAAAAAAAcI/UXHUUIe9qeA/s1600-h/tomatoes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/SWng9UjPVeI/AAAAAAAAAcI/UXHUUIe9qeA/s320/tomatoes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290006581416515042" border="0" /></a>Tomato is a plant grown for its smooth, round, juicy fruit. The word tomato refers both to the fruit, which people eat, and to the entire plant. The fruit has a slightly acid taste. There are more than 4,000 varieties of tomatoes.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Tomatoes originated in South America, and Spanish priests probably brought them to Europe from Mexico in the mid-1500's. People in Spain and Italy then began to grow tomatoes as food. Now this plant can be found in every countries in the world.<br /><br />The tomato belongs to the nightshade family, Solanaceae. Its scientific name is Lycopersicon esculentum.<br /><br />Botanists classify tomatoes as fruits. Horticulturists, however, classify them as vegetables. Most other people consider tomatoes vegetables because fresh tomatoes are used in much the same way as lettuce, onions, cauliflower, and many other vegetables. Fresh tomatoes are eaten raw or cooked and are served in salads and other dishes. Most tomatoes grown in the United States (and also in Indonesia) are processed for use in making food products. These products include ketchup, tomato juice, tomato soup, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and canned whole tomatoes. Tomatoes are an important source of vitamins A and C and of certain minerals.<br /><br />Why is Tomato Important for Our Health? It is because tomato contains:<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">- Vitamin C</span> <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">- Tomatine </span> The substance has features of anti inflammation, and contains caroten and citrate acid. If tomato is rubbed to the face, the citrate acid can help removing dust and grease. So it can be used as acne natural medicine just by rubbing it to the face.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">- Carbohydrate. </span><br />If tomato is consumed daily, it will become additional energy source for the body. The additional energy is important to be used to increase the activity of body organ. This is a good news for dieters. Carbohydrate in fruit is easier to digest and is better than in rice or bread.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">- Fat. </span><br />Fat in tomato contains essential fatty acid which is important for skin and other parts of the body. Other function of fat in tomato is to dissolve vitamin A, D, E, K which is good eyes and blood circulation. It is important to know that if we take vitamin supplement, we have to consume fat. because fat is important to digest those vitamins.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">- Protein. </span><br />It is a source of amino acid which is used by the body to develop and substitute damaged cells.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">- Lycopene. </span><br />The most powerful nutrient in tomato is an active substance called lycopene. The substance is an antioxidant compound of carotenoid group nad mostly found in red tomato. In the body, the compund is saved in testicle, adrenal gland and prostate. The result of a research in Italia showed that consuming high dose of lycopene can decrease the risk of stomach or intestine cancer. The information of lycopene can be found elsewhere in this blog.<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-71146665791659638762009-01-07T17:01:00.001-06:002009-01-07T17:05:44.312-06:00High Dose of Vitamin E is Dangerous<div style="text-align: justify;">VITAMIN E is one of vitamins that plays important role in body to prevent ageing. Nevertheless, if it is consumed in high dose, this vitamin is supposed be able to increase the risk of lung cancer. A research reported it and it was publicized on early February 2008.<br /><br />Research in The United States that entangled 77 thousand of participants indicates that consuming 400 milligrams a day of vitamin E in a long-term can increase cancer risk up to 28 percents, especially among smokers.<br /><br />The research result publicized in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine also send a warning of similar threat about beta-caroten if it is consumed redundantly.<br /><br />Researcher suggests that vitamin E intake shall not be obtained from synthetic drugs. To get the best benefit, vitamin E is better to be obtained from natural source like fruits and vegetable.<br /><br />Dr. Tim Byers from Colorado University told that well-balanced and healthy diet by acquiring benefit from wide coverage of nutrition and mineral can help avoiding the risk of cancer.<br /><br />In their research, the expert team monitors daily intake of vitamin C, acid folat and vitamin E taken by participants with average age of 50 till 76 for four years. Throughout the research, it is noted that 521 participants experiencing lung cancer.<br /><br />Cigarette habit, disease history in families and age are factors that have been predicted having connection with cancer. Meanwhile, different with vitamin E, the usage of vitamin C and acid folat exactly do not have any effect.<br /><br />Experts finally conclude, after reckoning and analysing data for at least eight year, that there is a risk increase at about 7 percent for every 100 miligram of vitamin E consumed everyday.<br /><br />The habit of vitamin E consumption is usually found among smokers, but its consumption is sometime unlimited.<br /><br />The benefit of vitamin E is widely recognised as antioxidant that can protect cells and molecule against free radicals. Nevertheless, researchers in The United States speculate that if vitamin E given in high dose, the vitamin can have the character of pro-oxidant, causing oxidation and trigger cells to be damaged.<br /><br />Differ from the great number of assumption about the benefit of vitamin E, consumption of the vitamin as a supplement relates to the risk of lung cancer. Another research will possibly focus at other component in fruits and vegetable that maybe can explain how they have relationship with the degradation of cancer risk,ยจ said Dr Christopher Slatore from Washington University that lead the research.<br /><br />Meanwhile a research in Finlandia that entangled 29 thousand of male smokers consume betakaroten --which can be changed into vitamin A in the body-- shows that there is an increase of lung cancer risk as high as 18 percent.<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-6198417358539971272008-12-17T13:55:00.001-06:002008-12-17T13:58:13.558-06:00Tabel of Vitamin and Their Usage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/SUlZszJPquI/AAAAAAAAAbI/PmDDeH3kQK4/s1600-h/vitaminku_rez2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 516px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/SUlZszJPquI/AAAAAAAAAbI/PmDDeH3kQK4/s400/vitaminku_rez2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280850664246717154" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-35000867094262712462008-12-16T06:43:00.001-06:002008-12-16T06:45:07.174-06:00What is Vitamin?<div style="text-align: justify;">Vitamin is a chemical compound that the human body needs in small amounts. Vitamins make up one of the major groups of nutrients (food substances necessary for growth and health). Vitamins regulate chemical reactions by which the body converts food into energy and living tissues. There are 13 vitamins. Five of them are produced in the body itself. These vitamins are biotin, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamin D, and vitamin K. Biotin, pantothenic acid, and vitamin K, which are made by bacteria in the human intestine, are usually produced in sufficient quantities to meet the body's needs. In addition, sunlight on the skin can produce an adequate amount of vitamin D. But the other nine vitamins must be supplied in a person's daily diet. <br /><br />Each vitamin has such specific uses that one of the compounds cannot replace, or act for, another. But the lack of one vitamin can interfere with the function of another. The continued lack of one vitamin in an otherwise complete diet results in a vitamin deficiency disease. Such diseases include beriberi, pellagra, rickets, and scurvy. Investigators first discovered vitamins while searching for the causes of such diseases. In order to be considered a vitamin, a substance must be required in the diet to prevent a deficiency disease. <br /><br />The best way for a healthy individual to obtain vitamins is to eat a balanced diet. A daily diet that includes a variety of foods from each of the basic food groups provides an adequate supply of all the vitamins (see NUTRITION [vitamins]). A Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) has been established for most vitamins. In order to provide a margin of safety, the RDA is considerably greater than the amount of a vitamin needed daily for good health. The RDA is established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences. <br /><br />Some people take daily vitamin supplements, mostly in the form of vitamin tablets. Most supplements contain doses of one or more vitamins in the range of their RDA's. The vitamins in such preparations are equivalent to those in food. But a healthy person who eats a balanced diet has no need for such supplements. <br /><br />A person with a vitamin deficiency disease may be helped by taking one or more preparations that contain large doses of a certain vitamin or of a combination of vitamins. But people should use such preparations only if they are prescribed by a physician. Self-diagnosis and treatment with megadoses (doses five to ten or more times larger than the RDA) can be dangerous.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Source: World Book of Encyclopedia</span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-7490825483878264292008-11-07T14:53:00.002-06:002008-11-07T14:55:32.670-06:00What is Esophagus?<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/SRSrJC-5jdI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/20wRRrQc6wU/s1600-h/esophagus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YjW1WeMBAbU/SRSrJC-5jdI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/20wRRrQc6wU/s320/esophagus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266022036210814418" border="0" /></a>Esophagus, also called gullet, is the muscular tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. The muscles in the walls of the esophagus contract in a wavelike manner, moving the food down to the stomach. Glands in the walls of the esophagus secrete mucus that helps the movement of food by providing lubrication.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />A muscular ring called the lower esophageal sphincter surrounds the opening between the esophagus and the stomach. The sphincter normally keeps the stomach contents from flowing back into the esophagus. The stomach produces a digestive juice that, in most people, contains a strong acid called hydrochloric acid. If the sphincter fails to function properly, stomach acid may rise back into the esophagus, causing a painful burning sensation called heartburn. The acid may damage the esophagus, leaving open sores in its lining.<br /><br />The human esophagus is about 10 inches (25 centimeters) long. The length varies greatly in different animals. The esophagus of fish is short, while that of giraffes is extremely long. Many birds have a saclike part of the esophagus called the crop for the temporary storage of food.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >original source: World Book Encyclopedia</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651276586175313635.post-9995544138979227042008-10-31T17:05:00.001-05:002008-10-31T17:07:16.969-05:00Choose a Dull-Skin Apple<div style="text-align: justify;">Scientists from Wroclaw Intitute of Agriculture, Polandia suggest us to prefer a dull-skin apple to fair one. It is because a dull-skin apple contains polyphenol antioxindant two fold than a fair-skin apple.<br /><br />And it better to consume apple by eating it directly, avoid of making it as a juice. It is because if it is made as a juice, its polyphenol will lose.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Complete informations about herbal plants, vitamins and minerals, diseases and how to handle them, to make our life healthier and richer.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0