Depression People Eat More Chocolate
Health News August 12th, 2010
Jakarta, the person may worry if a sudden a lot of eating chocolate. Not just about fear of fat, there is a possibility but because that person is experiencing depression.
Quoted from AOL, Tuesday (04/26/2010), research conducted by experts from the University of California, proving that people who are depressed tend to eat more chocolate. The study was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine edition of 26 April.
Researchers studied 931 male and female participants who were not taking antidepressants. Participants who test showed high levels of depression, eating chocolate as much as 8.4 presentation of each month. While that does not get depressed just eat chocolate as much as 5.4 serving per month.
The highest levels of depression experienced by participants who ate chocolate every presentation of 11.8 months. This result is surprising, because some previous studies of chocolate as a food that can boost your mood.
A psychiatric expert from the University of California, Christos Ballas provide feedback on findings that cold. According to him, many factors why the depressed participants chose to eat chocolate.
“Who knows how severe depression that they experience when not eating chocolate. The person who is depressed may know what’s good for them and their chocolate to use as self-medication,” said Ballas.
The researchers themselves acknowledge, the relationship of chocolate with the psychological effects brought about very complex, so that need further research. Can not be concluded whether chocolate can overcome depression, or just the trigger.
Similar opinion was also expressed Dr. Gregory Simon, Group Health Research Institute. He believes that people who are depressed will choose food according to his taste. Choosing the same as choosing chocolate, sweet or fatty foods, no special benefits in addition to appetite.
Maximize the Potential of Traditional Medicines
Medicine August 12th, 2010
Pharmacists are expected to maximize the use of traditional materials Indonesia drugs. Today, the world needs in traditional medicine is very big.
“The potential of traditional medicine in Indonesia is huge, with 9,000 species of plants that can be exploited further,” said Director General of Pharmaceutical, and Medical Devices Ministry of Health in Sri Indrawati, and Inauguration Oath Taking 44 Pharmacist School of Pharmacy Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB) 2009 / 2010, Wednesday (12/05/2010).
Sri said, pharmacists Indonesia must be challenged with the potentials of Indonesia to cultivate traditional materials into a safe drug for the community.
Indonesian Pharmaceutical Need Improvement
Medicine August 2nd, 2010
Condition of Indonesian pharmaceutical need of improvement. Primarily, the service at the pharmacy and drug distribution.
“Good service and distribution of drugs at the pharmacy pharmacist is often not done. Tersampaikannya It causes no drug information to the public,” said Indonesian Pharmacist Association board, Ita Hutagalung, in Taking Oath and Appointment 44 Pharmacist School of Pharmacy Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB) in 2009 / 2010, Wednesday (05/12/2010).
Ita expect, this is getting the attention of all parties. Clinically, the patient may suffer because they do not know which drug is suitable, affordable, and quality. Dean of the School of Pharmacy Tutus Gusdinar said, should urge the government to pharmacists can play a maximum of consumption of the drug community as a resource person.
Meat properties Gecko
Health News August 2nd, 2010
Jakarta, many people search for Gecko believed to cure various diseases. Because many are looking for, the animal was too expensive. What are the properties of gecko meat is said to cure the disease?
Usefulness gecko meat consumed as food or in powder believed to cure various diseases like skin diseases, asthma and also increases stamina men. But until now no pharmacological research that demonstrated the efficacy of treatment using these geckos.
Gecko been reported in clinical practice (trials to living things) that showed a positive effect on malignant tumors. A research team led by Prof. Wang from Henan University of China had reported this.
The findings were published in World Journal of Gastroenterology. But there is no research on pharmacological studies (the study of interactions between drugs, systems and processes of life) from the gecko, that its mechanism of anti-tumor sebgai still unclear.
As quoted from Medicalnewstoday, Monday (26/04/2010) reports the results of clinical practice gecko can not only strengthen the immune system of an organism but also can induce tumor cells opoptosis namely tumor cells that can destroy himself. In clinical practice, the team of researchers used mice that female gender.
In addition gecko also believed to decrease the activity of VEGF and bFGF protein. These proteins affect the growth of cancer cells.
Impact of increasing immune system is detected based on thymus gland that can produce immune cells in the neck, pagosit and spleen cells. Well known to decrease protein expression of VEGF and bFGF, and improvement of apoptotik cells that can kill tumor cells.
Currently the World Health Organization (WHO) is currently doing research on the efficacy of the meat and skin geckos which are believed to cure the disease of AIDS, asthma and various other skin disease.
This is to determine if these treatments are truly effective or not, and to see is there any side effect that could arise.
Gecko has been known since decades ago as a traditional medicine in China and also as one of the food menu. Along the development of information that shows the efficacy of this gecko, geckos are now including one animal that has a high selling price.
3 Warm-Payer Before Exercise
Fitness August 2nd, 2010
Jakarta – Heating is very important to the body before starting exercise. The aim is to avoid injury warming during exercise.
Heating is very important to the body before starting exercise. The aim is to avoid injury warming during exercise.
Heating also serves to maximize the workout. Therefore, do not forget to warm up for five minutes before starting exercise. Here, some tips warm up before exercising.
Perenggangan Joints
Stretch all the joints of the body, from fingers, elbows, knees, wrists and legs. Stiff joints like hinges less oil so the risk of injury. You can be stretched by performing a circular motion, movement up and down or to the sides depending on the type of your joints. Do the movement at least five to six times before exercising.
Increase Heartbeats
Before practice, you also need to increase heart rate during exercise regularly so that your muscles are not shocked. You can do this by berjogging, or skipping. Warming is good for maximizing your training later.
Muscle Perenggangan
When you’re not exercising, your muscles in a state of stiffness. Therefore, you need muscles stretched so that when the practice is not rigid. Destination stretching before exercise is also to avoid muscle injuries. SKJ gymnastic style is one of them. Do it for five minutes.
