I know there is a lot of girls out there that are sick of remembering to take the pill everyday, and now we have something to look forward to; Male Birth control. European pharmaceutical companies have already created a chemical that suppresses the hormone responsible from sperm production. When frisky males rats were given the drug, they started shooting blanks; when they stopped nibbling their contraceptive-laced cheese,sperm production came back.
More good news for those men out there!
EU researchers have developed a kind of temporary vasectomy. Instead of snipping the tubes that carry the sperm to the penis, a doctor implants a clip that pinches them shut. " Think of it as a IUD for men" says Manny Alvarez M.D., aduct professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the New York University School of Medicine.
-Its currently in human trials to make sure sperm flow returns after the clip is removed.
- Colleen Oakley, Womens Health, 2008
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Breathe through your nose!
" When you inhale and exhale through your mouth, as most of us often do, your breathing gets shallow. You brain interprets that as a sign of anxiety and pumps out the stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline, which have been linked to everything from weight gain to cancer to heart disease. But when you breathe through your nose, the opposite happens- stress levels measurably drop. Plus you get more oxygen in your blood, which gives you more energy and helps your whole body function better.
- Ob-gyn Christiane Northrup, M.D
an author of Women's Bodies, Women's wisdom
- Ob-gyn Christiane Northrup, M.D
an author of Women's Bodies, Women's wisdom
Friday, April 3, 2009
Fuel Your Body; Part 2
Most girls like to take care of their bodies, here are some tips for the most important parts of the body for a girl.
Your Gut: Dried plums, aka Prunes:
These high- fiber fruits help keep your gastric system working like a finely tuned machine. They may shrink your stomach too. A study in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that among 72,000 women surveyed, those who got more fiber were less likely to suffer from weight gain.
Your Breasts:
Broccoli sprouts:
Sulforaphane, found in baby broccoli, fires up enzymes that may stop breast-cancer cells from growing. A one-ounce serving contains 73 milligrams of the naturally occurring precursor of sulforaphane.
Your Girl Parts: Blueberries
Scientists now believe that blueberries battle urinary tract infections.
Your Lips: Walnuts
to get most, beautiful, chap free lips, your body needs to constantly replace old ski cells with new ones. "Omega-3 fats help regulate this turnover so that it happens all the time" Fusco says.
Your Gut: Dried plums, aka Prunes:
These high- fiber fruits help keep your gastric system working like a finely tuned machine. They may shrink your stomach too. A study in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that among 72,000 women surveyed, those who got more fiber were less likely to suffer from weight gain.
Your Breasts:
Broccoli sprouts:
Sulforaphane, found in baby broccoli, fires up enzymes that may stop breast-cancer cells from growing. A one-ounce serving contains 73 milligrams of the naturally occurring precursor of sulforaphane.
Your Girl Parts: Blueberries
Scientists now believe that blueberries battle urinary tract infections.
Your Lips: Walnuts
to get most, beautiful, chap free lips, your body needs to constantly replace old ski cells with new ones. "Omega-3 fats help regulate this turnover so that it happens all the time" Fusco says.
Fuel Your Body!
There are many foods that will keep your immune system strong, your skin soft and your energy levels skyrocketing. Here are some great tips you may enjoy.
Your Hair: Low fat cottage cheese
Hair is almost all protein, so attaining a strong, vibrant mane starts with eating enough of it. Reduced- fat cottage cheese is a protein heavyweight, with 14 grams in half a cup.
Your Brain: Arctic char
This cold-water fish is a great source of the omega-3-fats DHA and EPA, which can improve brain function and ward off the blues, says Elizabeth Somer, R.D.
Your Nose: Sunflower seeds
Hay fever affects more than 40 million Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health. Halt the drip with vitamin E. With 49 percent of your daily vitamin E needs in an ounce, these seeds are a great thing to eat.
Your Skin: Tomatoes
The fruit is especially beneficial when cooked- more of the carotenoid lycopene makes it into the skin. where it can limit UV damage to lower skin- cancer risk and hold off wrinkles.
-Matthew G. Kadey. M.S.,R.D.
Your Hair: Low fat cottage cheese
Hair is almost all protein, so attaining a strong, vibrant mane starts with eating enough of it. Reduced- fat cottage cheese is a protein heavyweight, with 14 grams in half a cup.
Your Brain: Arctic char
This cold-water fish is a great source of the omega-3-fats DHA and EPA, which can improve brain function and ward off the blues, says Elizabeth Somer, R.D.
Your Nose: Sunflower seeds
Hay fever affects more than 40 million Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health. Halt the drip with vitamin E. With 49 percent of your daily vitamin E needs in an ounce, these seeds are a great thing to eat.
Your Skin: Tomatoes
The fruit is especially beneficial when cooked- more of the carotenoid lycopene makes it into the skin. where it can limit UV damage to lower skin- cancer risk and hold off wrinkles.
-Matthew G. Kadey. M.S.,R.D.
Monday, March 23, 2009
More easy ways to cut calories
At Happy Hour-
Sip a glass of water between drinks- pacing yourself can help you cut back by a glass or more.
Ordering a cocktail? Make it on the rocks instead of frozen. Slushy fruit drinks tend to be mad with bottled mixers that contain added sugar and syrups.
Nurse a single glass of wine instead of downing two beers.
For automatic portion control, sip wine from a Champagne flute, not an over sized goblet.
Mix your vodka with Red Bull Sugar free, not cranberry juice.
Blending your own? Have a daiquiri, not pina colada.
At the Drive-Thru
Go for grill marks. Order a flame-broiled chicken sandwich rather than one that's breaded ( and usually fried in oil)
Pass up a Wendy's baked potato with sour cream and chives and chow down on value fries instead. Amazing but true
Skip the two packets of BBQ sauce and eat your burger and fries plain.
Treat yourself to an ice cream cone at McDonalds instead of Dairy Queen.
Downsize your drink: Trade a large fountain soda for a medium.
During Dessert
Stop eating when you hit the crust. The edges and bottoms of baked goods are especially caloric because they absorb the butter used to grease the pan.
Fill your bowl with sorbet instead of ice cream.
Can the cone. Have your ice cream in a bowl.
Go ahead and have that piece of birthday cake- just scrap off the frosting first.
Next time a cocoa craving hits, ditch the dish of chocolate ice cream for a fudgsicle.
Sip a glass of water between drinks- pacing yourself can help you cut back by a glass or more.
Ordering a cocktail? Make it on the rocks instead of frozen. Slushy fruit drinks tend to be mad with bottled mixers that contain added sugar and syrups.
Nurse a single glass of wine instead of downing two beers.
For automatic portion control, sip wine from a Champagne flute, not an over sized goblet.
Mix your vodka with Red Bull Sugar free, not cranberry juice.
Blending your own? Have a daiquiri, not pina colada.
At the Drive-Thru
Go for grill marks. Order a flame-broiled chicken sandwich rather than one that's breaded ( and usually fried in oil)
Pass up a Wendy's baked potato with sour cream and chives and chow down on value fries instead. Amazing but true
Skip the two packets of BBQ sauce and eat your burger and fries plain.
Treat yourself to an ice cream cone at McDonalds instead of Dairy Queen.
Downsize your drink: Trade a large fountain soda for a medium.
During Dessert
Stop eating when you hit the crust. The edges and bottoms of baked goods are especially caloric because they absorb the butter used to grease the pan.
Fill your bowl with sorbet instead of ice cream.
Can the cone. Have your ice cream in a bowl.
Go ahead and have that piece of birthday cake- just scrap off the frosting first.
Next time a cocoa craving hits, ditch the dish of chocolate ice cream for a fudgsicle.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Some easy ways to cut calories
At Breakfast-
Ditch the Pop-Tart for a slice of high fiber toast with strawberry jam.
Need carbs? split a bagel with someone.
Drink you two cups of coffee black, or order a single espresso instead of your usual latte.
Swap OJ for the real deal- one fresh orange.
Trade a side of regular sausage for turkey.
At Lunch-
Cover your bread with mustard rather than mayo and save 80 calories per tablespoon.
Pass up the croutons at the salad bar.
Make your burger turkey not meat.
Slurp minestrone soup instead of cream of anything.
Go Bunless- shed your hamburger roll.
Leave the Swiss cheese out of your sandwich.
In the Kitchen-
Next time you make meatballs,meatloaf,or burgers, go half-and-half with ground beef and turkey.
Use chicken broth ( low sodium is best) instead of oil to saute meat and veggies.
When preparing packaged foods that call for butter and oil, like rice and stuffing, use broth instead.
Swap low-fat cottage cheese for whole-milk ricotta when you make lasagna or stuffed shells.
Ditch the Pop-Tart for a slice of high fiber toast with strawberry jam.
Need carbs? split a bagel with someone.
Drink you two cups of coffee black, or order a single espresso instead of your usual latte.
Swap OJ for the real deal- one fresh orange.
Trade a side of regular sausage for turkey.
At Lunch-
Cover your bread with mustard rather than mayo and save 80 calories per tablespoon.
Pass up the croutons at the salad bar.
Make your burger turkey not meat.
Slurp minestrone soup instead of cream of anything.
Go Bunless- shed your hamburger roll.
Leave the Swiss cheese out of your sandwich.
In the Kitchen-
Next time you make meatballs,meatloaf,or burgers, go half-and-half with ground beef and turkey.
Use chicken broth ( low sodium is best) instead of oil to saute meat and veggies.
When preparing packaged foods that call for butter and oil, like rice and stuffing, use broth instead.
Swap low-fat cottage cheese for whole-milk ricotta when you make lasagna or stuffed shells.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
3 fortifying foods
1. Eat Bright, Eat Right.
The best way to get selenium and zinc, the antioxidants you need to wipe out disease- causing free radicals, is to eat to eat six to eight servings per day of colorful fruits ( apples, oranges, and berries) and vegetables ( like carrots, spinach and broccoli) says Michelle Babb of the Bastyr Center for Natural Health in Seattle. As a rule of thumb, one serving is 1/2 cup of chopped fruit or veggies or one medium-sized piece of fruit.
2. Go with Garlic
Flush out potentially dangerous microbes with one or two cloves of garlic a day, says Alschuler, N.D. Or, take an aged garlic extract supplement such as Kyolic, which contains all the allicin and other antimicrobial compounds found in the real thing, minus the odor.
3. Drink Tea.
Research suggests that L-theanine, found in black,green, oolong and pekoe teas, may enhance the disease- fighting capabilities of the immune system's T cells, allowing them to defend better against invading bacteria. Drink two to four cups of tea per day for a potent brew of amino acids and antioxidants. In addition, tea's dietary phenols also inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria in the gut.
Your best Health By Susan Hayes: Natural Health
The best way to get selenium and zinc, the antioxidants you need to wipe out disease- causing free radicals, is to eat to eat six to eight servings per day of colorful fruits ( apples, oranges, and berries) and vegetables ( like carrots, spinach and broccoli) says Michelle Babb of the Bastyr Center for Natural Health in Seattle. As a rule of thumb, one serving is 1/2 cup of chopped fruit or veggies or one medium-sized piece of fruit.
2. Go with Garlic
Flush out potentially dangerous microbes with one or two cloves of garlic a day, says Alschuler, N.D. Or, take an aged garlic extract supplement such as Kyolic, which contains all the allicin and other antimicrobial compounds found in the real thing, minus the odor.
3. Drink Tea.
Research suggests that L-theanine, found in black,green, oolong and pekoe teas, may enhance the disease- fighting capabilities of the immune system's T cells, allowing them to defend better against invading bacteria. Drink two to four cups of tea per day for a potent brew of amino acids and antioxidants. In addition, tea's dietary phenols also inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria in the gut.
Your best Health By Susan Hayes: Natural Health
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