Health Bytes
Though the Indian Roti is one of the variants of bread itself, they have endless differences. Indian Roti is made from unleavened flour from which the roughage has not been removed. But the current bread producers remove the roughage from the flour. Hence, Roti is said to be the healthier option. Besides, bread also contains yeast and roti are free of yeast. Hence, your consumption should see more of Roti than bread.
A health watchdog group has reportedly claimed that substantial amounts of metals were found in the products from Hershey’s, Cadbury etc. The group has tested about 50 kinds of chocolate this year and around 35 of them turned out to be positive for illegal levels of cadmium and lead. It is a fact that excess amount of both these metals can cause severe damage to kidney, bones, liver and also neurological damage.
If you are using over-the-ear headphones while keeping your hair down, it might damage and break your hair without you realizing it. A celebrity stylist named Castillo has stated this condition. This is because while you normally walk, your movement repeatedly pushes the tight headphones against your head which roughs up and breaks your strands. Hence, to maintain a healthy long hair, either use this headphone only for a short while or use in-ear headphones.
Sattu is packed with an abundance of health benefits and is considered as a poor man’s protein. The prepping process it goes through helps to retain the maximum nutritional value. It has been proved beneficial for people suffering from diabetes and is good for intestines. It provides you with good amounts of manganese, iron, and magnesium. It has a low sodium content. The commonly made dishes using sattu are parathas, sharbat, litti, upma or even porridge.
Studies are being conducted to prove that Vitamin B17 can help in the treatment of cancer. It is believed presently that amygdalin content in the Vitamin is a cancer-fighting agent. It is not widely available in the market as it is not much attractive to the pharma industries from the commercial point of view. From this, it is safe to assume that the life of cancer suffering patients is not much important compared to the earnings of the doctors and high-priced chemotherapies.
The thigh bones of humans are actually even stronger than a concrete block. Now that we think about it, it actually makes sense because it is the thigh bones who bear maximum strength in our body. Several studies have been carried out to prove this theory and it has been anticipated that they can even support weight upto 1 ton before eventually snapping. To keep them as healthy and powerful, your body must meet daily requirements of calcium, proteins and physical exercise.
Drinking water, which we believe to be pure is actually a little hypertonic as it contains a lot of salts and sugars. The water we normally drink from common sources says taps, bottles etc contain enough impurities which affect tonicity of the water. Tonicity is the ability of a solution to draw or repel water from adjacent solutions when it is separated by a membrane. Hence, it is said that a 100% pure water can kill you.
A hypnagogic jerk is that sudden twitch that you feel sometimes as you are trying to fall asleep. Normally, people fall asleep when all the muscles in your mind are in a state of relaxing, basically your mind. That particular feeling might trick your brain into thinking that you are about to fall which causes you to suddenly jump awake! Don’t be alarmed, it only signifies that you require good sleep.
Following are the healthy foods you can include in your diet to get rid of your habit. Dates are packed with tannins that helps you in detoxifying the liver. Besides, they are also rich in antioxidants. Carrot juice is rich in calcium, potassium and other essential minerals that help greatly in curbing the urge of drinking alcohol. Bitter gourd is known to relieve the symptoms of alcoholism. Even apples play an important role in eliminating harmful toxins from your body.
It is believed that drug-resistant infections are increasing due to excessive use of medicines such as antibiotics and anti fungus for treating not-so-harmful conditions like common cold. If this continues and no immediate action is taken, it will kill about 10 million people per annum by 2050. With such an excessive use, the immune systems of the human body build up resistance due to which the conditions become incurable.
Are you irritated with spiders and mice invading your house? Do you really have a family of four or more! Do not worry, there is an easy home remedy available to make your family a family of four again. Spiders and mice both are known to hate peppermint oil. All you need to do is put few tablespoons of oil in a squirt bottle with water and mix it well. Use it to spray in all your invaded regions at home including door frames.
It has been frequently observed that people naturally start walking in circles when they lose their sense of direction. Apparently, it is unlikely that once all the reference points are removed, we do not have a choice but to aimlessly wander in circles. Researchers have proved that people are unable to walk in a straight line if all the external guidance has been got rid off. Has it ever occurred to you yet?
Seriously, it’s not funny. According to a new research, sleeping beside a chicken on your bed can protect yourself against malaria. Scientists have found out malaria-transmitting mosquitoes avoid feeding on few certain animals such as chickens with the help of their sense of smell. They believe that the odor which is given out by bird and other species can protect humans from the risk of mosquito diseases.
Yes, you read it right. Toothpaste also has a tendency to be a cause of bad breath. It is usually observed because the particular toothpaste is composed of various chemicals in improper combinations. The two most common type of compound found in toothpaste, which stimulates or encourages the bacterial growth are fluoride and sodium lauryl sulfate. Currently, most of the toothpaste are found containing fluoride.
Onychophagia, or nail biting, is one of the common dangerous habits which is known to affect people of all ages. It is not only ridiculed and embarrassing, but can also severely affect your health. The bacteria residing in the nails are almost toxic. It can affect your oral hygiene. Nail biting, in some cases, also symbolizes stress and it is also a mental disorder. The best way to get rid of this habit is to keep short nails.
Humans are known to sleep just once a day unlike 85% of all other mammals. But factually, power naps improve verbal memory, creative problem solving, perceptual learning, statistical learning and object learning. It also helps a person with maths, logical reasoning, reaction times, symbol recognition and with stress levels. Power naps are also good for blood pressure, heart and even weight management.
People never give even a small glance towards the ingredients of any Lip-Balm. It so happens that your lips must be sensitive to some of the following ingredients which make you apply it more frequently. For example Menthol, Phenol and Camphor help in providing a soothing effect to your lips but are potential enough to dry them over time. Salicylic acid helps to exfoliate the dead skin of your lips but might cause irritation. Other ingredients like Lanolin, Benzocaine, paraben and Beeswax can cause allergic reactions.
As it turns out, our belly buttons are a lot like rain forests as studied by the researchers. A team of professional navel gazers studied the microbial contents in details of about 60 volunteers’ belly buttons! From all those 60 buttons, they found about 2.3k bacterial species of which about 1.4k were completely new to science. Conclusively, they have suggested proper cleaning of that region!
A research was carried out particularly for this and the following qualities were found in common. They have an assertive attitude. Assertiveness is all about recognizing the significance of constructive tension. They always get to the roots of the issue by asking insightful questions. They manage time and follow strategic execution. They are proactive in taking initiatives, participating and controlling the events instead of reacting to them.
Hair is not just a style feature of your body or personality, they can also tell whether how healthy a person is. Losing hair from the very top of your head indicates that the testosterone content in your body is little high. Diabetes also observes severe hair fall. If you have thin and rough hair, it might be because you are having thyroid problems. The best way to prevent all of these is to get your daily dose of nutrition!