Archive for March, 2009

Green Spots Near Home Keep the Children Active

green-spots.jpgA new research has shown the children who live near parks or play grounds may fight better against childhood obesity and remain active. The findings has demonstrated the probability of a girl to walk to school became doubled and boy’s likelihood to leisure walking increased by 69 percent.

It shows the solid connection between the habit of walking and public open places for recreational activities in the neighborhood.

To increase overall physical activity, dynamic movement is a capable health strategy, the results showed. One of the researchers said that the rate of obesity in childhood and adolescent has been increased by three times which is a high gone up taken as environmental rather than biological.

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Rosuvastatin can Significantly Decrease Blood Clotting Risk

blood-clottingResults of a new US study show that cholesterol lowering drug rosuvastatin can considerably decrease the risk of venous thromboembolism in healthy people.

In their trials the researchers found that rosuvastatin reduced the risk of blood clots or venous thromboembolism nearly 43 percent in healthy people.

Pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis are two well-known forms of VTE and they are two common reasons behind preventable death among hospital patients.

The study has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

In the UK, there are almost 25,000 fatal blood clotting related deaths every year and according to an estimate nearly 52 percent hospital patients in UK have higher risk for developing DVT.

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Some encouragements for your midday energy level

We start our day full of enthusiasm, but as time goes we start to loss our energy level & sometimes we just drag our body & mind towards the end. Like other problems this one also has some easy solutions which can provide us energy to spend the remaining day full of enthusiasm.

•    When you are sleeping your body might get dehydrated & you feel extremely wearied so always drink a glass of water after you wake up in the morning.

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Arugula and Pear Salad

Arugula is an excellent source of phytonutrients, which is beneficial for various types of cancer. It is also a rich source arugula_salad_with_pears_lg-1of vitamin C. This supplier of vitamin C, folic acid, and beta-carotene is beneficial for controlling homocysteine levels. It supplies vitamin A or beta- carotene, which can reduce the chances of cataracts. It has potential to play the role of an antioxidant.

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Live Your Pregnancy Period

Every woman in this world wants a happy life with her family. Though modern age has deviated women’s focus from family to safe-pregnancycareer, majority still believes in successful marital life. Pregnancy is one of the most important and beautiful steps towards family expansion. It is associated with love, care and concern. It is very necessary for to be moms to visit their doctors regularly so as to avoid any immediate complication. They must remain up to date with information regarding pregnancy and problems thereof through internet, magazines as well as by moms . They should stay informed about week by week stages of pregnancy as it will help them a lot. …Click here to read more

Ways to promote health friendly habits among your family members

You are always responsible for your kid’s health. One of your biggest responsibilities is to grow some healthy habits in your children. If you guide them properly from the childhood it will help them to lead a proper healthy life. Try to create a role model for your kids through yourself & you will definitely get the success.

•    Try to create a role model in front of your children. Stop time after time in front of the television or computer. Be careful about the availability of junk foods. Try to create good habits which can help you to keep your kids away from problems like obesity or diabetes.

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