healthy cycling

Antiquity as the mode of transportation has not semoderen now, not a strange things when we see a bicycle passing by on the street. And we see the ancient people relatively more healthy than people today. Although they rarely exercise, but their habit of walking or using bicycles to go to a place indirectly represents one form of exercise.
Now it is rare to see a bicycle passing on the highway. Mode of transportation has been abandoned because it was replaced by motorcycles, cars or other modern modes of transportation. However, the presence of bicycles have not disappeared. With more conscious of people with healthy lifestyles, bicycles now switch roles from the previous mode of transportation to sporting goods.
As a sport, cycling is reliable. "He had two functions at once, endurance and strength training, 'said dr. Nani Cahyani Sudarsono, Sp.KO, lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia (Faculty of medicine).
Based on its function, exercise can be divided into two major groups.
The first group, exercise used to train the endurance of heart and lungs. This is usually referred to endurance sports. The easiest example of aerobics, jogging, and walking. These exercises are categorized as endurance for burning calories, accompanied by increased activity of the heart pumps blood, and the activities of the lungs to supply oxygen.
The second group. Exercises that train certain muscles. Usually known as strength training. For example, the exercise raised dambel. The focus of this exercise the muscles of the arm.
So if you look at by grouping it clear that the cycling sport into two groups. With the pedals, vascularization and oxygenation increases. The heart was pumping more active, the lungs work harder. In addition, when boost pedal with a strong, thigh muscles and surrounding areas can also be well trained.
Happy cycling.

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A Few Things About Nutrition and Health

There are some things you may not know about nutrition and health:

   1. Stress and eating; most people who experience stress, especially anxiety tend to increase appetite, especially eating sweet and fatty foods.
   2. Food for healthy bones, in addition to high calcium milk, a number of other nutrients are also good for your bones include cheese, yogurt, beans, green vegetables, salmon and sardines.
   3. Seasonings anti-infective; protein, vitamins and minerals is essential to increase endurance. Around the kitchen you can find a number of anti-infective herbs namely, garlic, shallots, onions and scallions.
   4. The reality of bottled juice, an average of juice sold in packs containing only 10 to 25% real fruit juice. So far as possible drink the juice made from fresh fruit.
   5. Advantages eat oranges; one citrus fruit provides vitamin C intake is more than necessary in a day. In addition there is excess of 10% content of folic acid, potassium and fiber. Now for your endurance high, eat oranges every day.
   6. Fat-burning foods, according to research by Dr. Neal Barnard is a number of nutritious foods for burning body fat that is pineapple, apples, oranges, bananas, carrots, broccoli, spinach, potatoes and peppers.
   7. Another benefit of vitamin C; consume food or drink containing vitamin C along with other foods will increase the absorption of iron from food.
   8. Early anti-aging antioxidants, vegetables and fruit a strong color such as dark green, red, orange, yellow contains various substances the body needs for healthy, carrots, sweet potatoes and pumpkin yellow substance rich in antioxidants to prevent premature aging.

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find out the cause of headache

Most people never feel what is called a headache, even the data shows that nearly 90% of people never get headaches once or twice a year. Even the headaches become the second largest reason why people visit the doctor.
Headaches have a variety of species and also a variety of causes. To determine how the handling course, we should know some types of headaches include:

   1. Migraine headaches or headaches. Called such because of migraine always felt on one side of the head. The cause is usually due to hormonal changes and therefore usually migraine is more prevalent in women.
   2. Headache due to allergies. These symptoms are often accompanied with symptoms of runny nose, sore throat and watery eyes. The appearance can be caused by certain foods cause or anything that can cause allergies.
   3. Tension headaches. In starting with the tension in the muscles of the neck, shoulder and tengkorang as a result of emotional pressure. The pain always started from the back of his head, creeping forward, then to both sides of the head.
   4. Sinus headaches. It comes as a result of the sinus. Symptoms are easy to be known. Clogged nostril one or both of them and the pain will spread to the upper cheeks and forehead. The parts are going to hurt when touched.
   5. Headaches with a variety of symptoms. This disorder occurs mainly in men. Symptoms include unusual pain and is generally focused around the eye socket with watery eyes and runny nose.
   6. Post-traumatic headaches. It often comes as a result of an accident, although only slightly injured in the head. The pain sometimes occurs after weeks or months after injury and may last up to a year after the trauma.
   7. In addition to the specific cause headaches, there are also headaches that arise solely as a secondary symptom of the condition of the body was not right and requires medical treatment.
The symptoms below may be used as a guide for action to overcome headache:

   1. If pain is felt more severely in the morning rather than during the day, the signs of high blood pressure.
   2. If the pain head on barengi with pain in the eyes, ears or teeth, usually show any symptoms of infection.
   3. Headaches that occur after reading too long or using sensory activity in the long term vision, a sign something is wrong in your eyes.
   4. Tumors, stroke, or it may be difficult to sleep can be a cause of sudden headache is very painful. As a result, the body feels weak and accompanied by blurred vision. This headache often begins as a small and increasingly severe pain in the morning. Examination required as soon as possible to determine the cause.
   5. If a headache accompanied by fever and stiff neck, chances are you stricken with meningitis. Medical treatment is needed.
   6. If the headaches appear suddenly and very painful, a sign of arterial blood vessels in the brain to rupture. It can be life threatening. Medical management should be done immediately.

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Benefits of Pure Water

It is undeniable that water is a vital substance needed by our bodies, 80% of our body consists of water, even our body organs are composed of more than 80% water, the brain consists of 90% and 95% of blood consists of water. Unfortunately, water can not be produced in our bodies, therefore the body must get the water intake from the outside to keep the body's metabolism so as not to interfere.
So many benefits of water for our bodies, so we must maintain existing water levels in our bodies by consuming water in accordance with the needs of our bodies. Some of the benefits of water for our bodies, among others:
1. Help expedite our digestive system
Digestive processes in our bodies will be greatly assisted by the water that goes into our bodies, so that digestive disorders like constipation problems can be avoided.
2. Water can help slow the growth of cancer-triggering substances and prevent the emergence of liver disease and kidney stones and water makes the body more energy.
3. Beauty care skin
To obtain beautiful skin, should be treated either from outside or from within the body. Treatment from the outside to always keep the skin clean and keep the humidity. While care of in one of which was obtained from the water we consume. If we consume less water, the body will absorb the water in the skin so the skin is dry and wrinkled. Therefore we must always keep the water intake into our bodies.
4. Ease of kidney (renal Healthy)
Kidneys have the function to filter out substances that are not used by the body is filtered through the blood. Lack of water in the blood will make the blood curdle and will make the kidneys work harder because they have to filter the gore, in a long time will cause damage to our kidneys.
5. Increasing the brain works
Brain cells is one body part in need of food and oxygen in large numbers, where those foods come through the blood. With a thick blood condition due to lack of water will cause the brain cells do not get food and oxygen intake in an optimal and this will reduce the power of the brain. And vice versa if the blood flow smoothly to the brain, the intake of food and oxygen to the brain will be more optimal as well and this will increase the power of our brains work.
How does our body's need for water per day? Water that comes out of our bodies in the form of urine and sweat may reach 1 liter per day, yet the water that comes out through the process of respiration. The experts suggest that the intake of water into our bodies at least 2 liters per day, if you include a person who often berkeringan the need for water will be more than 2 liters.
With so many health benefits of water for us, not hurt us always keep the water intake into our bodies for our own health. Do not drink before feeling thirsty emerges is the wrong habits, because thirst is a sign that our bodies are short of water.

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Meet the needs Calcium, Fiber and Iron is important

From the results of several studies indicate that the need for calcium, fiber, and iron in women is often not met. The result will lead to deficiencies that would lead to heart disease, cancer, and bone fragility.
To meet the shortage of substances mentioned above, should you need to consume foods such as:

   1. non-fat yogurt or skim milk - at least you akanmendapatkan third of the content of calcium per day in one cup. Calcium to build and maintain bone health.
   2. citrus fruit - to help combat diseases caused by deficiency of vitamin C, because citrus fruits contain folic acid, which is a vitamin that can prevent birth defects and heart disease.
   3. salmon - are the main source of protein and omega-3 fatty acids reduce the risk of heart attack.
   4. brown rice - a source of fiber, vitamin E, folic acid, and iron
   5. nuts - a source of fiber and low fat protein. Soybeans can also reduce the risk of breast cancer and heart disease.
   6. dark green vegetables, red, yellow, and orange, such as spinach, carrots, squash, and peppers prevent you from cancer and heart disease.
   7. oatmeal - a source of iron and fiber

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A good diet

All living things need food. Moreover, the human as a creature of the most perfect of course, need food to get energy source, maintaining the body's resilience in the face of attacks and disease to grow flowers. Of course, in order to realize these foods with good usability could not be any food that is eaten. Especially in this day and age many diseases caused by the wrong diet. Therefore we certainly have to know how healthy eating it.
To obtain a healthy diet that at least there are 3 criteria that should we meet, among others:
1. The amount of food we eat
We must balance the amount of calories in the amount of energy we spend. If the number of calories in is greater than the energy we spend, we will be overweight.
In addition to the amount, must be balanced like karbohidratsebanyak komposisipun 60-70%, protein of 10-15%, 20-25% as much fat, vitamins and minerals (A, D, E, K, B, C, and Ca).
2. Type of food we eat
Type of food we eat must contain carbohydrate, protein, fat and specific nutrients.
Can we meet the complex carbohydrates from wheat, rice, wheat, fruits and vegetables. Select high-fiber carbohydrates and less carbohydrates derived from sugar, syrup and sweet foods. Consumption of sweet foods at most 3-5 tablespoons per day.
Body's need for fiber by more than 25 grams per day. To fulfill diajurkan to consume fruits and vegetables.
Protein consumption should be complete between vegetable and animal protein. Source of vegetable protein derived from soybeans, tempeh and tofu, while animal protein comes from fish, meat (beef, chicken, buffalo, goat).
The human body also needs fat, but excessive fat consumption would result in a negative, for it is advisable not to overdo the fat consumed.
Source of vitamins and minerals found in vitamin A (liver, milk, carrots, and vegetables), vitamin D (fish, milk, and egg yolks), vitamin E (oil, beans, and soybeans), vitamin K (broccoli, spinach and carrots), vitamin B (wheat, fish, milk, and eggs), and calcium (milk, fish, and soybeans).
3. Schedule meals
Have regular eating schedule, it's better to eat in small amounts but frequently and regularly than eat meals a lot but not regularly.
While the Directorate of Community Nutrition of the Republic of Indonesia issued General Guidelines for Balanced Nutrition as follows:

   1. Eat a variety of foods
   2. Eat food to meet energy sufficiency
   3. Eat half of the carbohydrate source of energy needs
   4. Limit your intake of fats and oils up to a quarter of the energy needs
   5. Use iodized salt
   6. Eat the food sources of iron
   7. Give only breast milk to babies until the age of four months
   8. Make a habit of eating breakfast
   9. Drink clean water, adequate amount of safe
  10. Do physical activity and regular exercise
  11. Avoid drinking alcoholic beverages
  12. Eat foods that are safe for health
  13. Read the labels on packaged foods.
One indicator of whether our diet is balanced or not is by using the Body Mass Index (BMI) to determine the ideal weight that you can measure here.
By knowing a healthy diet as above expect that we can always keep our body health.

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What causes kidney herbs Damage?

Herbal medicine is one legacy of ancestors Grandma Indonesia where herbal medicine is an alternative medicine made from plants are efficacious against the health and beauty.
Maybe once we heard that the use of herbal medicine in the long term causes kidney damage? Actually, the basic ingredient of herbal medicine derived from plants and herbs which have efficacy as a medicine or other health benefits. The problem now is with the more modern times, herbs have become a major industry in this country, where herbal medicine manufacturers are competing to sell products to consumers in various ways. Consumers are also increasingly facilitated by the form of this herb. Herb now has no bitter taste, because there is already a form of pills and drank way also be a lot easier.
Supposed medicinal ingredients are 100% natural ingredients, but because the development of herbal medicine industry is causing manufacturers to add the chemicals into products such as dyes, preservatives and even chemical drugs.
The addition of these chemical substances that cause consume herbal medicine in the long term causes kidney damage. Even the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency found many herbs that contain many chemicals that are harmful to health.
Therefore it is wise in consuming herbal medicine, what more in the long term.

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