Tea is a beverage that is widely known in Indonesia and in the world. Brown beverage is common to drink the guest host. A fragrant aroma and distinctive taste make this drink a lot of consumption. In addition to this advantage, there are many substances that have a lot of very useful benefits for the health of the body.
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.
Substance in a cup of tea is beneficial
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 when drinking tea.
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!
Jan 25, 2010
Jan 16, 2010
Why Stop Smoking?
Cigarette smoking is a lifestyle which is popular in many countries, especially in developing countries. Tobacco in a cigarette has made a lot of people menggemarinya. However, a cigarette behind the pleasures are many disadvantages. Why is smoking dangerous to your health? What are the negative effects of smoking?
Smoking
Cigarettes have become a small object the most popular. Smoking has become a way of life for many men and women, even including children and teenagers. Smoking habit has resulted in many diseases from cancer to respiratory problems. Although aware of the dangers of smoking, people around the world still continue to smoke cigarettes than a dozen billion every day.
The number of smokers in Indonesia was ranked third highest in the world. The number of smokers in developing countries far more than the number of smokers in developed countries. A very alarming figure considering the evils of the new smoking will be felt in the long run.
A Cigarette Ingredients
Any substance contained in a cigarette? Nicotine is the main substance found in cigarettes. However, more than 700 additional chemicals are being used by tobacco companies to increase the enjoyment of smoking. Some materials are so toxic that several large tobacco companies will usually have a high standard to dispose of toxic materials are very dangerous.
Passive smokers may have a negative impact is more terrible if they are inhaled cigarette smoke. In addition, cigarette smoke contains 4000 chemicals, including arsenic, acetone, welcome, carbon monoxide, and cyanide. Cigarette smoke inhaled by smokers and passive smokers will contain 43 substances known to cause cancer. That's why for the second-hand smoke can have a negative impact is more terrible if they are inhaled cigarette smoke.
Danger Cigarettes
What are the bad consequences of the destructive lifestyle of this health? What are the diseases caused by smoking? Here are some diseases and the negative impacts caused by smoking:
• Heart Disease
Smoking is also one major cause of heart attacks. A smoker's death from heart disease more than the deaths from lung cancer. Even low-tar cigarettes or low-nicotine does not reduce the risk of heart disease. Because some of those cigarettes that use a filter increases the amount of carbon monoxide is inhaled, which makes cigarettes are even worse for heart than cigarettes that do not use a filter.
Nicotine contained in cigarette can make your heart beat faster and increases your body needs oxygen. Cigarette smoke also contains carbon monoxide poisoning. This toxic substance walked to the blood stream and actually impede the flow of oxygen to the heart and major organs other. Nicotine can narrow the blood vessels so more oxygen flow slows again. That's why smokers have a risk of heart disease is very high.
• Lung Cancer
From tobacco smoke contains many cancer-causing chemicals. Inhaled smoke contains many chemicals that can damage the lungs. These substances can trigger the occurrence of cancer, especially in the lungs. Lung cancer is the most common cancer caused by smoking. The spread of lung cancer in the body in a quiet place to be a higher stage. In many cases, lung cancer kills quickly.
• Emphysema
Heavy smokers who had for years will have emphysema. Emphysema is a disease that gradually will make the lungs lose elasticity. If the lungs lose keelastikannya, it will be difficult to remove the dirty air. The signs are beginning to experience difficulty breathing in the morning and evening. Then easily out of breath. Another sign is often experienced severe cold, accompanied by a heavy cough, and maybe with chronic bronchitis. Cough often does not stop and become chronic.
• Parents Faster
The results of a study of smokers showed that smokers face of men and women wrinkles faster than those who did not smoke. Aging process is increased in accordance with the habits and the number of cigarettes smoked. The study showed that heavy smokers have wrinkles almost five times as many people who do not smoke. Even the aging process has begun for adolescents who smoke like skin wrinkles, yellowed teeth, and breath was delicious.
• Body damage
The negative impact of smoking not only harm the lungs, heart, and respiratory tract. According to research smoking can damage other body tissues. Dozens of diseases related to tobacco use and even includes pneumonia (pneumonia), gum disease, leukemia, cataracts, kidney cancer, cervical cancer, and pain in the pancreas. The reason for toxins from cigarette smoke spread everywhere through the bloodstream. Smoking can cause disease in nearly every organ of the body.
Why Stop Smoking?
Are you aware of the dangers of smoking? As a result of smoking to health body really hurt. According to statistics, around the world, the number of smokers who die from diseases caused by smoking amount to almost three times the number of people who died because of alcohol and drugs. Even the number of smokers who die from the disease six times more than in a car accident. In addition, the age of smokers is usually 13 to 14 years shorter than people who do not smoke.
After reading these facts, whether you will be like a smoker who although have read so many horrible facts in relation to smoking and then decided to stop reading it? Or you dare to say no to cigarettes?
Smoking
Cigarettes have become a small object the most popular. Smoking has become a way of life for many men and women, even including children and teenagers. Smoking habit has resulted in many diseases from cancer to respiratory problems. Although aware of the dangers of smoking, people around the world still continue to smoke cigarettes than a dozen billion every day.
The number of smokers in Indonesia was ranked third highest in the world. The number of smokers in developing countries far more than the number of smokers in developed countries. A very alarming figure considering the evils of the new smoking will be felt in the long run.
A Cigarette Ingredients
Any substance contained in a cigarette? Nicotine is the main substance found in cigarettes. However, more than 700 additional chemicals are being used by tobacco companies to increase the enjoyment of smoking. Some materials are so toxic that several large tobacco companies will usually have a high standard to dispose of toxic materials are very dangerous.
Passive smokers may have a negative impact is more terrible if they are inhaled cigarette smoke. In addition, cigarette smoke contains 4000 chemicals, including arsenic, acetone, welcome, carbon monoxide, and cyanide. Cigarette smoke inhaled by smokers and passive smokers will contain 43 substances known to cause cancer. That's why for the second-hand smoke can have a negative impact is more terrible if they are inhaled cigarette smoke.
Danger Cigarettes
What are the bad consequences of the destructive lifestyle of this health? What are the diseases caused by smoking? Here are some diseases and the negative impacts caused by smoking:
• Heart Disease
Smoking is also one major cause of heart attacks. A smoker's death from heart disease more than the deaths from lung cancer. Even low-tar cigarettes or low-nicotine does not reduce the risk of heart disease. Because some of those cigarettes that use a filter increases the amount of carbon monoxide is inhaled, which makes cigarettes are even worse for heart than cigarettes that do not use a filter.
Nicotine contained in cigarette can make your heart beat faster and increases your body needs oxygen. Cigarette smoke also contains carbon monoxide poisoning. This toxic substance walked to the blood stream and actually impede the flow of oxygen to the heart and major organs other. Nicotine can narrow the blood vessels so more oxygen flow slows again. That's why smokers have a risk of heart disease is very high.
• Lung Cancer
From tobacco smoke contains many cancer-causing chemicals. Inhaled smoke contains many chemicals that can damage the lungs. These substances can trigger the occurrence of cancer, especially in the lungs. Lung cancer is the most common cancer caused by smoking. The spread of lung cancer in the body in a quiet place to be a higher stage. In many cases, lung cancer kills quickly.
• Emphysema
Heavy smokers who had for years will have emphysema. Emphysema is a disease that gradually will make the lungs lose elasticity. If the lungs lose keelastikannya, it will be difficult to remove the dirty air. The signs are beginning to experience difficulty breathing in the morning and evening. Then easily out of breath. Another sign is often experienced severe cold, accompanied by a heavy cough, and maybe with chronic bronchitis. Cough often does not stop and become chronic.
• Parents Faster
The results of a study of smokers showed that smokers face of men and women wrinkles faster than those who did not smoke. Aging process is increased in accordance with the habits and the number of cigarettes smoked. The study showed that heavy smokers have wrinkles almost five times as many people who do not smoke. Even the aging process has begun for adolescents who smoke like skin wrinkles, yellowed teeth, and breath was delicious.
• Body damage
The negative impact of smoking not only harm the lungs, heart, and respiratory tract. According to research smoking can damage other body tissues. Dozens of diseases related to tobacco use and even includes pneumonia (pneumonia), gum disease, leukemia, cataracts, kidney cancer, cervical cancer, and pain in the pancreas. The reason for toxins from cigarette smoke spread everywhere through the bloodstream. Smoking can cause disease in nearly every organ of the body.
Why Stop Smoking?
Are you aware of the dangers of smoking? As a result of smoking to health body really hurt. According to statistics, around the world, the number of smokers who die from diseases caused by smoking amount to almost three times the number of people who died because of alcohol and drugs. Even the number of smokers who die from the disease six times more than in a car accident. In addition, the age of smokers is usually 13 to 14 years shorter than people who do not smoke.
After reading these facts, whether you will be like a smoker who although have read so many horrible facts in relation to smoking and then decided to stop reading it? Or you dare to say no to cigarettes?
Jan 5, 2010
Optimistic attitude can increase health
Optimism
What is optimism? Optimism is the attitude has always had good expectations in every way and the tendency to expect a favorable result. Optimism can also be interpreted to think positive. So the optimism is more of a paradigm or way of thinking.
When a failure or the pressure of life, how do you feel an optimist? A positive-minded optimists or think does not consider failure is permanent. This does not mean that he was reluctant to accept reality. Instead, he received and examined the problem. Then, as far as circumstances permit, he acted to change or improve the situation.
Contrary to the optimistic, pessimistic view would consider the failure of the bad side. Generally a pessimist often blame themselves for their misery. He considers that the misfortune is permanent and it happened because it was fate, stupidity, incompetence, or ugliness. As a result, he resigned and did not want to try.
Positive thinking is also a key to success for managing stress. Optimism will make a person uncomfortable situation with a positive and productive way.
Benefits of Positive Thinking
Scientists have made a conclusion on decades of research about the benefits of positive thinking and optimism on health. Research shows that a healthier and more optimistic longevity more than other people much less than the pessimists. The researchers also noticed that more optimistic people who can handle more stress and less likely to experience depression. Here are some benefits of being optimistic and positive thinking often.
• More long life
• More rarely get depressed
• The level of stress is much smaller
• Have a body resistance against disease better
• It is better physically and mentally
• Reduce risk of heart disease
• Able to overcome difficulties and cope with stress
Why are these benefits can be obtained for those who are optimistic and positive thinking? Because usually people are optimistic about avoiding the activities carried out a pessimist in the face of stress and pressures of life. Pessimists when faced with stress will divert attention with activities such as smoking, alcohol consumption, and eat uncontrollably. Whereas an optimist would do more physical activity, follow a healthy diet, and reduce smoking and alcohol.
How to Be More Optimistic
If you often think negatively of others or of serious situations, it does not mean you can not think positively. You can change negative thinking into positive. It is not difficult to do, but it takes time and practice to create this new habit. Here are some ways to be more optimistic and have a mind and a positive attitude.
• Check Yourself
When you think that you will not be able to enjoy a bad event will be successful or not perform a task, immediately get rid of that thought. Focus on the positive things that will be generated.
Follow repeatedly. If the more negative thoughts, then immediately switch to positive thinking.
• Follow a healthy lifestyle
Exercising three times a day can turn into a positive mood and reduce stress. A healthy diet also affects the mind and body. And try to manage your stress.
• Enjoy Work
Try to enjoy your work. No matter your job, look for aspects of your fun.
• Find a friend who positively
Find your friends who look at life positively. Such people are those who are optimistic and always support you by giving good advice.
Conversely, if you are surrounded by pessimistic people, will increase your stress and even make you hesitate to manage stress in a healthy way.
• Face and accept
Face the situation that you can control; Try to accept the situation that you can not control.
• Have a sense of humor
Try to smile and laugh, especially when facing a very difficult time. Find events that invite laughter in their daily activities. A good sense of humor helps a person to have thoughts, emotions, and more positive behavior.
• Note the good
Every day, record the three good things that you experience.
• Simple Rules
Do not say anything to yourself something that does not want to say to someone else.
It is to be optimistic is not easy. Natural disasters, the burden of life, and also disaster could happen that makes many people find it difficult to think positively. But by trying to be optimistic and positive thinking will produce a more healthy life and more fulfilling. Do not give up!
What is optimism? Optimism is the attitude has always had good expectations in every way and the tendency to expect a favorable result. Optimism can also be interpreted to think positive. So the optimism is more of a paradigm or way of thinking.
When a failure or the pressure of life, how do you feel an optimist? A positive-minded optimists or think does not consider failure is permanent. This does not mean that he was reluctant to accept reality. Instead, he received and examined the problem. Then, as far as circumstances permit, he acted to change or improve the situation.
Contrary to the optimistic, pessimistic view would consider the failure of the bad side. Generally a pessimist often blame themselves for their misery. He considers that the misfortune is permanent and it happened because it was fate, stupidity, incompetence, or ugliness. As a result, he resigned and did not want to try.
Positive thinking is also a key to success for managing stress. Optimism will make a person uncomfortable situation with a positive and productive way.
Benefits of Positive Thinking
Scientists have made a conclusion on decades of research about the benefits of positive thinking and optimism on health. Research shows that a healthier and more optimistic longevity more than other people much less than the pessimists. The researchers also noticed that more optimistic people who can handle more stress and less likely to experience depression. Here are some benefits of being optimistic and positive thinking often.
• More long life
• More rarely get depressed
• The level of stress is much smaller
• Have a body resistance against disease better
• It is better physically and mentally
• Reduce risk of heart disease
• Able to overcome difficulties and cope with stress
Why are these benefits can be obtained for those who are optimistic and positive thinking? Because usually people are optimistic about avoiding the activities carried out a pessimist in the face of stress and pressures of life. Pessimists when faced with stress will divert attention with activities such as smoking, alcohol consumption, and eat uncontrollably. Whereas an optimist would do more physical activity, follow a healthy diet, and reduce smoking and alcohol.
How to Be More Optimistic
If you often think negatively of others or of serious situations, it does not mean you can not think positively. You can change negative thinking into positive. It is not difficult to do, but it takes time and practice to create this new habit. Here are some ways to be more optimistic and have a mind and a positive attitude.
• Check Yourself
When you think that you will not be able to enjoy a bad event will be successful or not perform a task, immediately get rid of that thought. Focus on the positive things that will be generated.
Follow repeatedly. If the more negative thoughts, then immediately switch to positive thinking.
• Follow a healthy lifestyle
Exercising three times a day can turn into a positive mood and reduce stress. A healthy diet also affects the mind and body. And try to manage your stress.
• Enjoy Work
Try to enjoy your work. No matter your job, look for aspects of your fun.
• Find a friend who positively
Find your friends who look at life positively. Such people are those who are optimistic and always support you by giving good advice.
Conversely, if you are surrounded by pessimistic people, will increase your stress and even make you hesitate to manage stress in a healthy way.
• Face and accept
Face the situation that you can control; Try to accept the situation that you can not control.
• Have a sense of humor
Try to smile and laugh, especially when facing a very difficult time. Find events that invite laughter in their daily activities. A good sense of humor helps a person to have thoughts, emotions, and more positive behavior.
• Note the good
Every day, record the three good things that you experience.
• Simple Rules
Do not say anything to yourself something that does not want to say to someone else.
It is to be optimistic is not easy. Natural disasters, the burden of life, and also disaster could happen that makes many people find it difficult to think positively. But by trying to be optimistic and positive thinking will produce a more healthy life and more fulfilling. Do not give up!
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