Apples against cancer: the whole force - in the skin!

To a powerful arsenal of prevention against cancer, you can add the apples. Regularly eating these fruits as the researchers found, reduces the risk of bowel cancer. But in any case it is impossible to clean the peel before eating - it has all the power!

Researchers from Poland compared with 592 people   bowel cancer   and 765 of the same hospital patient without this disease. It was found that cancer patients in the diet was attended by a small number of apples, and people who do not have cancer, as many as 11 a week. Risk reduction was seen among those who ate at least one apple a day. Increasing the number of leads to a decrease of risk intestinal tumors   50%!

Curiously, no other fruit or vegetables did not give the same effect as apples , in business Cancer Prevention . Perhaps such an amazing protective properties of apples are explained by the presence of flavonoids. These substances, acting on the principle of antioxidants Contained in peel apples . They do not allow molecules or free radicals cause tissue damage, of which over time can develop a tumor.

So in any case do not cut peel the apples - It contains five times more of these antioxidants Than in the apple flesh. It should be a good rinse.

Well, we in turn can recall the recommendations of the World Foundation for Cancer Research, which states that the risk of tumor formation can be reduced by 30-40%, just slightly changing lifestyle. This includes sport, the fight against excess weight and eating more vegetables and fruits.

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Tablets and mobile phones affect sleep

The use of mobile phones and tablet computers in less than two hours before going to bed can cause sleep problems. This is the conclusion, researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York.

And we are not talking about the emotional excitement, which can be caused by someone with a mobile phone or tablet to work. It turns out that screens of these devices use a backlight, which can lead to a negative impact on the process of production of melatonin in the human body, causing sleep disorders .

This hormone controls the natural circadian mode theme. At night melatonin is secreted by the pineal body, informing the body about the need to prepare for the holiday. But if a person in the evening or at night to affect short-wavelength light that illuminate the screens of gadgets, it can slow down or even stop the production of melatonin.

This will lead not only to a regular sleep disorders, but also increase the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Prolonged exposure to this light, and chronic sleep disorder may develop breast cancer. That is why the disease is much more common in women working night shifts.

Researchers from the United States urges manufacturers of devices with LCD screens to check the impact of their products on the human sleep and its natural circadian rhythms. On the basis of these results, the owners of gadgets can officially recommend to refrain from using them in the evening before bedtime. Although the researchers tested the effects on cell phones and tablets, there is a belief that the sleep disorders   They can be caused by any other gadgets backlit screen.

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Smartphones and tablets lead to weight gain

Using a smartphone or tablet PC can be the cause of weight gain, as established researchers North Western University in Chicago. These gadgets use a specific blue light, which increases the feeling of hunger.

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It is enough to affect the human blue light screen for 15 minutes as he may be strengthened or feeling hunger . The desire to eat there even if that person does I have recently received food and fully sated. US scientists have found strong link between the blue light and a feeling of hunger, although the reason for this conditions is unknown.

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After 15 minutes from the start of use or smartphone tablet with a blue light screen in the majority of the volunteers who took part in the study, there was a marked increase in hunger . This feeling and maintained for two hours after a meal. But it is not It was observed in the control group, whose members faced with the usual light.

Moreover, the blue light has been observed also reduced sensation of sleepiness in the evening, increasing the risk of insomnia. The study authors believe the findings significant, since they It suggests that the manipulation with light can be used in combating overweight, a healthy diet for the organization and stabilization of the metabolism body. However, scientists need more research to understand why light is so affects a person's desire to eat and the occurrence of hungry spasms. (READ MORE)

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Insomnia is more dangerous for women's health

Frequent awakening during the night, lack of sleep (sleep less than seven hours), as well as attempts to sleep, lasting more than an hour, have led serious consequences for the female body, concluded the researchers from Duke University (USA).

The fact that healthy sleep - a pledge of beauty, every woman knows. But the fact that lack of sleep   It can lead to serious health problems until recently not taken seriously. Scientists from the US have shown: besonnitsa   women activates inflammatory processes, increases the amount of insulin gives the heart rate, and also develops symptoms of depression and excessive hostility.

Short and restless sleep leads to cardiovascular disorders and increases the risk of developing Type II diabetes.

In the experiment, American Physicians participated 210 healthy males and females, their blood samples were tested for levels of biomarkers, including insulin, glucose, clotting protein fibrinogen and two podstrekatelnyh protein (interleukin-6 and C-reactive).

Scientists have not yet managed to establish the reason for the woman's body appeared to be more sensitive to insomnia and lack of sleep . Researchers believe that this may be due to the action of a variety of natural substances in the body, such as the amino acid tryptophan, the neurotransmitter serotonin and the hormone melatonin neurohormone.

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Chronic insomnia leads to a heart attack

Such a conclusion was made by researchers from the Norwegian University of Trondheim, based on the 11-year study. They analyzed data on observations of 53 thousand Norwegians.

Researchers had found that insomnia, which lasted several weeks, in combination with other adverse factors increases the risk of myocardial infarction by 50%.

At 2.4 million to the end of the experiment the subjects observed the development of myocardial infarction. The reason was the sleep disorder and difficulty falling asleep. This group also includes the risk of those who woke up not feeling rested.

According to Professor Jean-Louis Gerard, head of research, insomnia - a reason to see a doctor. as insomnia and sleep disorders are risk factors that increase the risk of heart disease.

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Megan Fox made plastic?

Unnatural Beauty Megan Fox at the recent premiere of her new film "Joan Hex" initiated rumors that the actress has gone through a radical plastic surgery. Perhaps for Megan is an attempt to restore his reputation in the eyes of the public and producers in Hollywood.

The film "Joan Hex", judging by the collection of the first weekend will be another resounding box-office failure of a young sex symbol of Hollywood after a failed tape "Jennifer's Body." Recently, Megan Fox   fired from the blockbuster "Trasnformery", replacing the British top model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, so things are going is the actress bleak.

As you know, the reason for dismissal Fox began a weight problem - actress looked painfully thin. And judging by the photos from the premiere of "Joan Hex", which was held in Los Angeles, then Megan some time ago and visited a plastic surgeon.

How to write the British journalists face Megan looked like a lifeless wax mask, which could indicate a lift or Botox injections. It also reported that the actress, probably, has gone through an injection of collagen, and her breasts "denied all sorts of laws of gravity," that is was above the normal level.

"Megan looked luxurious, - said one of the participants in the premiere. - True, her breasts clearly seemed unnaturally large. His face seemed to be pulled so that Fox could not even smile properly."

In the life of an actress today a lot of worries. In addition to the surveys and visits to clinics plastic Megan is getting ready for the wedding. Recently, she said that he was going to marry her boyfriend Brian Austin Green rider. By the way, according to statistics, more than 60% of brides before the wedding would somehow change his appearance.

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Clandestine buttocks more

The number of victims of the underground plastic surgery - illegal cosmetic injections in the buttocks - continues to grow. But the desire of women to make a bigger ass and firm still overpowering.

The illegal and dangerous practice of injections of toxic materials into the buttocks for cosmetic purposes has led to another arrest in Florida. He landed in jail 54-year-old Joseph Ana Sevilla. She is accused of providing health services without appropriate licenses - for this offense can take many years, if the health of the patients had been brought any damage.

According to police, three months ago, Sevilla began to attract to his office in one of the spas in Miami women wishing to spend a cosmetic changing the shape of the buttocks   (i.e., to make them larger and more elastic). It is reported to clients, which is a licensed doctor, and that before she practiced in Los Angeles.

Now Sevilla is already on bail of $ 5,000. Well, that its illegal practice did not finish severe complications for patients. Alas, sometimes everything is much sadder. In March last year the government of New Jersey found a black market for cosmetic surgery change in the form of the buttocks   after a half-dozen Victims of Plastic Surgery   They go to the hospital with serious leather infections and abscesses on the buttocks.

In police reports and supervising health authorities noted that such illegal practice has been made possible thanks to the growing trend of operations on the buttocks. More and more women want to be like celebrities, well-known for its outstanding fifth points, such as Jennifer Lopez and Mariah Carey.

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