Archive for September, 2010

Family meals are good for the health of the family

September 26th, 2010 Rosn Dhakal

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If you are one of those that don’t get time to have dinner with your family, you need to take steps to change your lifestyle. In a recent study conducted by National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University found that families that eat together have a lower risk of substance abuse. Also, children who eat with their family are likely to get better grades.

Many people believe that when parents have meals with their family they bring a structure and routine to the life of their children. Children who have meals with their parents feel safer and secure when compared to children that don’t have meal with their children. Having family dinner helps in reducing the risk of substance abuse in children and helps in cultivating good eating habits in children. By having meals with their children, parents can ensure their children eat healthy food. Family mealtime is also a good opportunity to introduce children to new foods that taste good and are good for their health.

Parents must make it a point to plan their meals to ensure their children can eat with them. If is a good idea to stock items like frozen vegetables, beans, meat and whole grain pasta in your home. You can cook these items on the weekends and use them later in the week.

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Progeria could help in understanding disease related to aging

September 17th, 2010 Rosn Dhakal

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Progeria is a genetic disorder that accelerates the aging process and causes the death of the person at a young age. The average age of the person suffering from Progeria is 13 years and the death could be caused by age related diseases like heart attack and stroke. Even thought there is no treatment for Progeria, a study of this disease can help in understanding age related problems like strokes and heart attack. These age related diseases account for more than one-third of the total deaths in North America.

According to medical director of The Progeria Research Foundation, Dr. Leslie Gordon, the disease will help them understand how exercise and diet can have an impact on the aging process. It will also help in understanding the impact of heart disease and heart attack on the age of the person.

In a recent study it was found that a protein called progerin increases at the person grows old. Children who suffered Progeria who died at an early age had very high levels of progerin. These levels where similar to those found in people who are very old. The doctors are also trying to find out why children with Progeria do not show signs of aging but show the same levels of organ degeneration that can be found in old people.

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Details on the effective Rice Diet Program

September 5th, 2010 Rosn Dhakal

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The Rice Diet program is a live-in program that has been designed for people who are looking to lose weight rapidly. This program can last for a period of 2 to 4 weeks depending on the treatment required. You can use this program to treat problems like diabetes, obesity, hypertension, heart disease, renal disease and hypertension. The Rice Diet program is run by the Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, USA.

The program was started by German Walter Kempner who joined the Duke University’s Department of Medicine in 1934. Kempner found that diseases like diabetes and hypertension were rarely found in people who used rice as their staple food. Kempner developed a diet that included juices, fruits, rice, sugar and iron supplements for people who suffered from health related problems like hypertension and diabetes. This diet program that was started in 1939 has helped many people who are suffering from problems like obesity, hypertension, heart diseases and diabetes.

Rice Diet program is a well-respected program and not a fad diet that comes and goes. The program also provides for lectures and discussions on stress management, exercises and nutritional requirements of the body.

Initially people who join the program have can eat only a limited number of items. However, as the program progresses they can chose from foods like vegetables, fruits, fish and beans. Most people are under the impression that Rice Diet includes only rice and you cannot have any other food items. In fact, you can choose from as many as 30 food items.

If you opt for Rice Diet, your salt intake is restricted as the body swells with salt and water intake. Salt is also a problem for people who have high blood pressure and problem in their kidney. Limiting salt intake also reduces health risk like blood pressure, cholesterol, problems in the heart and many other health problems.

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