June 25, 2010, 8:33 pm
Margarine have been one of the great blunders of the power of recent decades. The advertising campaigns were sold as substitutes for butter, allegedly unhealthy due to their high levels of saturated fat. Millions of consumers spent the new product and took him confident. Until some studies have shown that trans fats in margarine (a type of unsaturated fatty acid found in foods that have undergone hydrogenation) are even less healthy. So for a long time, cholesterol levels and possibly cardiovascular disease many people were aggravated with this product in principle designed to mitigate them.
Because of this huge mistake, margarine and fell out of favor for years are the black sheep of the milk. Have long been on the market trying to recover, reducing the amount of trans fat they contain and marketing campaigns more or less effective. Finally, one can say that the levels of unhealthy fats they contain are reasonable, as published in the Consumer Magazine article a few weeks ago. Continue reading ‘Margarine is not so bad’ »
October 30, 2009, 11:29 am
Decrease of hormone level actually started in young age period. The decline of testosterone level due to aging process started approximately in the age of 30 in the males. After age 30 years, the mean serum testosterone level generally decreases by 1% to 2% per year, although this decline can vary widely.
In healthy men, decline in serum testosterone level occurs around 30% in age 25-75 years. Due to increased serum SHBG level with age, free testosterone decreases around 50% in the period of age. In women, decrease of testosterone level occurs similarly as in men. It decreases steadily by age as occurred in estrogen and progesterone level. Continue reading ‘Testosterone Replacement Therapy’ »
October 17, 2009, 12:27 am
High blood pressure or hypertension is one of the most influential risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Unhealthy lifestyle is the main triggering factors of this health disorder.
Most hypertension sufferers did not know he suffered from the problem before checking blood pressure. Disturbance is also known as heterogeneous group of diseases that can affect anyone from different age groups and socio-economic groups.
Hypertension is a condition when the body loses or unable to control the blood pressure so that excessive pressure. As a result, blood volume increases and narrows blood vessels so the heart to pump harder to supply oxygen and nutrients to every cell in the body. Continue reading ‘Hypertension, Prevent with Healthy Lifestyles’ »
November 27, 2008, 8:15 am
Talking about coffee, the public opinion is still divided the two. Some say coffee is not good for health, because the effect of caffeine causes increased heart rate and make people addicted. Other opinions say coffee can increase the spirit of the substance in coffee can trigger adrenalin.
For more details, see the facts about the coffee below. Continue reading ‘The Benefits of Coffee’ »
