Beer is good for your health.

Beer is good for your health, isn’t it?

Weekend will come every week. It’s time for friend to meet and talk relaxing from hard work along the week. There’s a new heart-healthy beverage grabbing a stool at the bar. Beer is just as good for your heart as red wine, according to an analysis of 18 studies on alcohol consumption.

“After dissecting the effects of alcohol in wine and beer, the two beverages appeared to be quite comparable,” explains Giovanni de Gaetano, M.D., Ph.D., and director of Laboratory di Ricerca where the study was conducted.

"The researchers found that if you drink moderately, a little more than a pint of beer or up to two glasses of wine a day, you’re 30 percent less likely than nondrinkers to suffer from cardiovascular events like strokes, heart attacks and heart disease."

We have to give a credit  to antioxidants inside beer called polyphenols and other non-alcoholic substances. And while wine and beer have different genetics, and different polyphenols, their similarity is the alcohol, ethanol, which researchers think could be the main player, according to a press release on the study. Beer also contain water, which is the main matter, may help release other toxic substances and protect the dehydration.

There’s no room for the competition here, though. The research shows that overdrinking, four or more glasses of wine or beer, brings you out of that protective cardiovascular window and puts your heart at risk.

So raise a glass of the healthiest to beer. Cheers!

Is wine or beer good for your health?

Is wine or beer good for your health?

Many studies have linked moderate red wine consumption, about 1 or 2 glasses a day, in order to a longer, healthier life. For this reason, for years researchers have hypothesized that wine’s unique antioxidants like resveratrol were the key to the liquid’s life-extending benefits.

The Texas University takes this in serious case study, tracked the drinking habits of 800 people during a 20-year period, and the result has seemed likely to confirm the health powers of wine, in particular red wine. Those who didn’t drink alcohol suffered from the highest mortality rates, about 69 percent of participants died during the study period. While, moderate alcohol drinkers who consumed little or no wine, the death rate dropped to 50 percent. Moderate drinkers who consumed mostly wine had the lowest mortality rate, just 32 percent. Can you believe that? Is it actually working at all? Find more!

More study, the Texas researchers found that wine drinkers were younger, wealthier, and more physically fit than their beer or liquor-swigging counterparts. After adjusting for lifestyle factors, the UT team found that wine offered no greater health benefit than beer or liquor. “What that mean? It means they all good for our health, isn’t it? OH MY……

So is beer just as good for you as red wine? However, the judgement from the UT researchers may has over-adjusted for lifestyle factors. It’s still not out, says R. Curtis Ellison, M.D., an epidemiologist at Boston University.

Ellison has also pointed to multiple studies that show any type of alcohol offers life-extending benefits. But the polyphenols, resveratrol, and other ingredients common to wine have also been shown to prevent heart disease, slow muscle deterioration, and offer other health-boosting effects independent of ethanol, Ellisons says.

“If you really want to know,  wine is better for you.  You would better to try once and see its affect your lifestyle factors. So if it’s “Yes”, that means it isn’t good for you anymore. However, you would need to get a few thousand people opinions to judge and randomly assign each a certain amount of beer or wine to drink each day, and then see how they turn out,” I mean “Don’t hold your breath waiting for that study” It will take you so long for that.

Finally, when you read something, you just re-think about it, one or twice to make sure you will go in the right direction. However, there are many ways to prove your better life, not just “wine or beer. Hit the gym or regular exercise should help. 

Tom Yum Goong

Tom Yum Goong Wonderful Thai Dishes

This year, Thailand has become the most popular “Street Food” in the world. From this news, without any doubt why Thailand, it is because of the diversity of ingredients. For more reason Thailand is also abundant with Thai herbs, which make Thai dishes healthy and definitely tasty?

Thailand is such a wonderful country not only people but also foods. The diversity of ingredients and a broad range of Thai herbs are made Thai dishes so unique style. The question is which dish is the top spot of Thailand’s dish. It isn’t easy to answer, but we have to pick one of them. I have spent my time in Thailand to search for the right answer, not for me but also most of Thai people give the credit to “Tom Yum”, especially with prawns, in Thai it is called “Goong”.

It is such a normal dish but it has more detail of cooking and ingredients. It has become well-known and hard to say why. If you are looking for to try one, come to Thailand and search for yourself. For me the difficult one is “how to cook it tasty that is a hard task. No other dishes can defeat Tom Yum Goong;so that, it is representative of Thai gourmet.

Tom Yum Goong is the one of the most popular Thai dishes, which consists of spiciness, sourness and also lots of Thai 

herbs including galangal, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, shallot, tamarind and chili pepper. Most people don’t know exactly how many kinds of Tom Yum. There are only two kinds of its; clear and thick spicy soups. Thick Tom Yum Goongis cooked by adding coconut milk or milk in order to thicken the stock and give the dish milder favor.

Tom Yam is a versatile and its can be made with prawns, chicken, fish, mix of seafood as well as mushroom. These reason make Tom Yum is definitely a signature of Thailand’s dish.

At last no matter what food you eat from Mcdonald’s burger, KFC to Japanese sushi, a key to stay healthy to avoid overconsumption.

Articled by Jimmy England

My favorite Thai Dishes

My favorite Thai Dishes

Thai foods are wonderful diversity of ingredients. Basically, it has complexes with spiciness and unique flavor as well as aromas. So many Thai cuisines are prepared by adding Thai herbs which are good for our health benefits.

There is such a broad range of Thai dishes available every single corner in Thailand, in particular in Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand. In this reason, you don’t know exactly where to begin, what food you should eat in Thailand. So that, I have a short guide of my top 3 Thai dishes for you to enjoy it. To remind you that the main reason of Thai dishes is a balance of five flavors; spicy, salty, sweet, sour and bitter.

That is the point which makes Thai foods is well-known all around the world. I’m so proud of my country. I have to tell you that one thing you don’t miss to put in Thai dishes is fish sauce in much the same way as soy sauce in Chinese cooking. We normally eat Thai dishes with steamed rice, unlike in the north and the northeast of Thailand; they always eat with sticky rice.

                         

Here are my favorite top 3 Thai foods;

Spicy Papaya Salad or Som Tam.

It’s one of the most famous ones. You can find it everywhere. Locals know it so well.  Do you know how to cook it? It is a spicy salad made from a mix of fresh vegetables including raw papaya, long bean, and tomato. It usually is served with sticky rice and grilled chicken. The only reason why I give a credit of this dish is healthy and good for our digestion. Don’t miss to tell a waiter that “Mai Phed”, not spicy, if you would like less chili pepper.

Green Curry with Chicken, Kang Keaw Wan Gai.

If you have heard, Thai people say “Gai. It means “Chicken.” In Thai style of cooking, chicken is the main meat. You can find it in every curry and soup.  Kang keaw Wan, mentioned above, means “Sweet Green Curry.” It is nicely sweet and less spicy and also its tastes very delightful with a proper blend of green curry chili paste, coconut milk which makes its mild, sweetness of sugar and saltiness of fish sauce. Definitely, it’s always served with steamed rice or spaghetti-like noodle or Kanom Jeen in Thai word. And here my last one:

Chicken in Coconut Milk, Tom Kha Gai.

It’s a kind of chicken soup. It deserves rank number 3 because of its unparalleled taste and popularity. Similar to Tom Yam Gai, both are prepared with many kinds of Thai herbs, but it’s special because of adding the coconut milk that makes this soup so unique. It is seasoned with chili, lime and fish sauce just like Tom Yam Gai. Thanks to coconut milk, both are milder and less spicy.

It’s just a short guide, but I hope that it’s useful more or less. You can also enjoy more kinds of Thai food. I promise to bring more detail of “how to cook Thai food.” For you guys!!!

Articled by Jimmy

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Top 7 Superfoods That Help Cutting the Risky Disease

Top 7 Super Foods 
That Help Cutting the Risky Disease

Dry beans

DON’T need to eat an expensive steak. Dry beans and dry lentils pack a healthy low-fat, plant-based protein punch. It is known as a "Superfood," just one cooked cupful can provide as much as 17 grams of fiber. Beans are also contained with protein and dozens of key nutrients, including calcium (Ca), potassium (K), and magnesium (Mg). Several studies reveal that beans can help to reduce risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and breast and colon cancers.

Notice: Soak beans overnight and rinse them well to eliminate most of the flatulence-causing compounds.

Garlic

Garlic contains more than 70 active phytochemicals, including allicin, which help to decrease high blood pressure by as much as 30 points. The study also shows that high consumption of garlic lowered rates of ovarian, colorectal, and other cancers, according to a research review in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In order to boost garlic's health effects, be sure to crush the cloves and let them stand for up to 30 minutes before heating them.

Cayenne pepper

If you don’t like a spicy bird eye chili, you can try cayenne pepper, it’s less spicy. However, if you can handle the heat from them, this powerhouse pepper is worth your while. The heat in cayenne peppers come from a phytochemical called capsaicin, which can help clear congestion, fight cholesterol, melt away body fat, and jump-start your metabolism.

Celery

The study about eating four sticks of celery a day can produce modest reductions in blood pressure. Thanks to celery, the vegetable's rich supply of phthalides, phytochemicals linked to cardiovascular health. One thing that men, you never forget “Celery is loaded with androstenone and androstenol, pheromones that help attract women.”

Tomatoes

Tomatoes are the most common source of lycopene, which is an antioxidant that may protect against heart disease and breast cancer. You can easily grow in your own, while canned tomatoes, a cheaper option when fresh tomatoes are out of season. It can expose you to the harmful plastic chemical BPA, which is used in the epoxy coatings that line cans.

   
Onions

What make an onion becoming one of the best foods to boast far-reaching health benefits, that its including immunity-boosting compounds that can help prevent everything from the common cold to cancer. Onions are also rich in quercetin, a flavonoid shown to keep your blood healthy. It's also a must-have for natural allergy prevention.

Tip: Store your onions somewhere cool and dry, such as a dark cabinet or unused closet, and that two-pound bag will last for months.

Oats

Oats are rich in avenanthramide, which is an active antioxidant that protects the heart. The superfood, oats, lowers cholesterol and has been shown to possess disease-zapping antimicrobial activity, making organic oatmeal the perfect affordable breakfast item for cold and flu season.

Top Secret of Green Coffee Bean Extract

Top Secret of Green Coffee Bean Extract

For the part ten years, many researchers have studied in several ways to find the best way to help people who suffer from their overweight condition, especially in western country, even in the United States. The result shows that participants who lost an average of 17.5 pounds in 22 weeks, about 10.5 percent of their body fat.

It’s a huge breakthrough of green coffee bean extract, putting its on the map for fisrt time in years. Green coffee bean comes from arobica plant, by not roasting them. The reason is to keep an active compound called “Chlorogenic Acid”, in which help to stimulate the body’s metabolism to burn excess fat. It also reduce the blood sugar level by inhibiting glucose-6-phosphate, which is an enzyme released from liver stores, by inhibiting this enzyme, the liver slow down the release of sugar into the blood circulation.

Here are others benefits of green coffee bean extract as the list below;

1.     Reduce high blood pressure

2.     Improve the liver health

3.     Help pain relief

4.     Blood sugar

In the study of liver health, led by the U.S. Army, researchers found that coffee drinkers who take two cups of coffee a day were less likely to suffer from liver damage as a result of consuming a large of alcohol. So, I hope this article will be useful for you. I promise I will bring more health benefits of red wine and beer coming up soon.

Green Coffee Bean Benefits Review

Green Coffee Bean

In the past ten years, coffee has been popular these days as a way to wake up in the morning and stay alert throughout the day, but few people realize that it may have other health benefits beyond just keeping us awake, especially the green coffee bean.

Definitely, it’s true that too much coffee can cause problems such as high blood pressure and an increased heart rate, Some researches have shown that coffee may in fact lower the risk of depression in women and help reduce the chances of prostate cancer in men. It could also be useful in warding off Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of cancer.

When most people think about coffee, they of course imagine coffee made from roasted and ground beans. That’s perfectly understandable, but few people realize that there are amazing health benefits to be taken.

Green coffee beans are coffee beans in their raw, unroasted form. Coffee beans need to be roasted before they can be ground and brewed into a drinkable form, but studies have shown that the green coffee bean taken in supplement form may aid significantly in weight loss.

The question is why the green coffee bean is so effective as a dietary supplement. Well, it turns out that there are a number of reasons why this is the case. Pure green coffee bean extract contains chlorigenic acid which acts as powerful antioxidants. When coffee beans are roasted, the amount of chlorigenic acid is greatly reduced, so the roasted beans do not have the same health benefits as they do in their raw, unroasted form. In other words, green coffee bean possesses far more antioxidants than roasted beans.

Not only is coffee from the green coffee bean useful in fighting against free radicals in our bodies, but studies such as the one mentioned above have shown that the green coffee bean can reduce blood glucose levels, lower blood pressure, and prevent the buildup of visceral fat in the body. Visceral fat usually builds up in the abdomen and surrounds the heart, liver, pancreas and kidneys. Too much of coffee can lead to serious health conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and even certain forms of cancer. The fact that the green coffee bean prevents the buildup of this fat in the body goes a long way in explaining the extract’s effectiveness as a green coffee bean dietary supplement.

Extract from the green coffee bean can be recommended dose is 400 mg twice a day. There are no known side-effects of the green coffee bean, although the caffeine present in the beans may cause some people to become jittery much like a cup of strong coffee. As with any dietary supplement, it is best to consult your physician before taking green coffee bean supplements, especially if you tend to be sensitive to caffeine or you are on any medication.

Thai Herbal Ball Massage

Thai Herbal Ball Massage

Unique to Thailand, massage lovers have yet to experience the herbal ball would be delighted to learn that a major number of spas offer their guests this one of kind treatment.

Made from Thai herbs, this particular treatment claims to relieve body, muscle, and back pain, reduce swelling and improve blood circulation caused by the result of stress, injury, or sickness.

There are many spas have developed a new technique involving the herbal ball with an essential oil extract to enhance the experience. In stead of just steaming herbal’s ball for a massage, they would put in a few drops of lavender oil in the herbal balls before steaming to boost the sensual experience.

Belly Buster

Belly Buster

"Do you work out hard to lose your belly?"

If yes, please try this!!!!

There are two kinds of body fat; subcutaneous fat, under the skin and visceral fat, around the internal organs. In general, visceral fat is a metabolically active organ infiltrated by inflammatory cells.

Many impacts of fat are result in your metabolism, which gain you more weight. Particulary, visceral fat is packed deep within your abdomen. It is the most damaging to our health and has been linked with several diseases, such as a risk of heart disease, weight gain, high blood pressure, diabet, and even cancer.

Many researchers and experts keen to determine the best way to lose it. The result shows that you are better off taking up jogging, cycling, swimming or walking than lifting weghts, remember at least work out 30 minute a day.

Muscle training builds muscle strenght, but doesn’t invade visceral fat. There is one best way to lose it is aerobic  training. There is no easy to know how much your body gains visceral fat, but good measure is your belly size.

From many researches, men trend to carry more visceral fat than women, but after menopause, women begin to put it on.