We admit it: Sports drinks generally taste better than water. But do they enhance workout performance? According to the American College of Sports Medicine, water is fine for exercise lasting less than an hour. After all, that bagel sandwich you ate for breakfast and the sloppy joes you had for lunch should provide all the sodium, potassium and carbohydrates you’ll need for your workout later.
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Broccoli : May Help Protect Lungs
Do you believe that a substance found in broccoli may limit the damage which leads to serious lung disease? Well, if you don’t, better believe it, because US scientists found that sulforapane increases the activity of the NRF2 gene in human lung cells which protects cells from damage caused by toxins.
The same broccoli compound was recently found to be protective against damage to blood vessels caused by diabetes.
Brassica vegetables such as broccoli have also been linked to a lower risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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In the latest study, a team from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine found significantly lower activity of the NRF2 gene in smokers with advanced COPD.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is often caused by smoking and kills about 30,000 UK residents a year. Continue reading
Do You Smoke? You Got to Watch this!
Do you smoke? If you do…You gotta watch this video.
I saw this video while I’m surfing the net. And I want to share it to you. I know there are a lot of people who want to stop smoking. For you guys who want to stop smoking, I hope this one gives you enough reason that you should stop smoking.
And for those people who loves to smoke, I hope you’ll get something out of this video. Don’t waste your life. There’s a lot more that you can do.
