Thursday, May 7, 2020

Know About The Amazing Surprising Positive Side Benefits Of Solitude Being Alone

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Know About The Amazing Surprising

Positive Side Benefits 

Of Solitude Being Alone




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Anxious about being alone? Don't be. It turns out there are a host of benefits to be had from rediscovering "me-time."


The Benefits of Being Alone


Being alone isn't our most comfortable state. In fact, a 2011 study from Harvard University and the University of Virginia found that subjects were so averse to loneliness that they would rather receive a series of electrical shocks than be alone with their own thoughts for 15 minutes.

Further research suggests we'd be wise to overcome the anxiety that seems to accompany loneliness. While nobody's advocating becoming a hermit, there are benefits of being alone—at least some of the time.


We miss out on less


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For many, the idea of going to a concert or out to dinner alone sparks dread—what if other patrons think we're social pariahs? But University of Maryland professor Rebecca Ratner believes that fear is causing us to forgo fun. "People have activities that they want to do—see a movie, or a show that's coming to town for one night only—but they lack friends to go with them, and so they miss out," she says.What's more, her research has shown that doing an activity alone isn't any less enjoyable than taking a friend. In a study published this year, Ratner's team recruited participants from a student union and asked them to spend at least five minutes in a nearby art gallery. Some were sent in solo, others in pairs. Participants were surveyed beforehand and asked how much they anticipated enjoying the activity. Unsurprisingly, those attending alone believed they'd have less fun. Upon leaving the gallery, however, the two groups reported enjoying themselves equally.


We're kinder to strangers


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In a 2012 study published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, researchers completed a series of experiments to determine how being socially connected affects the way we relate to those outside of our close social groups.

In one experiment, researchers split participants into two groups. Members of the first were asked to arrive at the lab with a friend; those in the second were instructed to show up alone. Participants were divided into pairs (those who came alone were matched with strangers; the others were teamed with their friends), shown pictures and told that the images were of people responsible for a terrorist attack. Subjects then answered a number of questions, some of which were intended to measure their willingness to mistreat others, e.g., "How important is it to treat these people humanely?" Participants who'd been accompanied by a pal were significantly more likely to endorse harm than those who'd shown up alone.

Researchers hypothesized that those who spend a lot of time with close friends may be less motivated to associate with others. It's counterintuitive, but more time spent with acquaintances might lead us to be less empathetic toward strangers.


We become better people


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According to Eric Klinenberg, a sociology professor at New York University, having smartphones and social media accounts at our fingertips heightens our aversion to being by ourselves. Our fears of missing out are stoked by endless photos of friends doing exciting things. We constantly need to be entertained, Klinenberg says, and as a result we've become alienated from what he calls "productive solitude." 

Reflecting on our actions and thinking about future personal improvements are the cornerstones of productive solitude. Carving out time to do these things can help make us happier, stronger and more accountable. The process allows us to step back, then return to the world with more insight and energy.

"The only way we have a chance to make sense of our choices is [through] solo reflection," Klinenberg says. "Unless you're completely content with who you are and the way you live, productive solitude is necessary."


How to disconnect


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Michael Harris, the Toronto-based author of The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We've Lost in a World of Constant Connection, says you can trick yourself into taking breaks from socializing. Harris suggests going for a walk and leaving your cellphone at home or taking a book to a restaurant and having dinner for one. While you might feel frustrated 20 minutes in, there's no reneging: you've committed to time by yourself. 

Harris believes we should balance solitude and socializing the same way we go about maintaining a healthy diet. "Social connection is not an evil thing any more than sugars and fats are," Harris says. "It's not about abstinence. It's about giving yourself multiple modes of being." 


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Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Know About The Health, Nutritional Benefits Of Sipping Drinking Coffee

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Know  About 

The Health , Nutritional

Benefits Of 


Sipping Drinking Coffee 



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More than just the booster jump-starting your day, that morning cup of coffee can provide a variety of important health benefits.


as the last time you heard a doctor use the word miracle? Well, wake up and smell the coffee. "It's amazing," says liver specialist Sanjiv Chopra, MD, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. "Coffee is truly a lifesaving miracle drug."



Though he says it's still a "scientific mystery" how a simple cup of coffee works its wonders in the body, large epidemiological studies repeatedly verify its astonishing benefits. Read on for some recent research highlights:



Coffee: Miracle Remedy




More than three cups a day lowers women's risk of developing the most common skin cancer by 20 percent.



More than six cups a day cuts men's risk of dying from prostate cancer by 60 percent.



Drinking at least one cup of coffee a day lowers women's risk of stroke by up to 25 percent.



Consuming at least two cups daily reduces women's chances of becoming depressed by up to 20 percent.


And one more thing...

Drink it Black!


"Drink it black, or at most put a little skim milk in it" to minimize calories, Dr. Chopra recommends. The benefits from decaf may not be as prodigious, so stick with regular if you can tolerate the buzz. Dr. Chopra drinks at least four cups a day himself, though most people should limit themselves to two. And no, he jokes, "I'm not sponsored by Starbucks."

Dr. Sanjiv Chopra is the author of Live Better, Live Longer: The New Studies That Reveal What's Really Good - and Bad - for Your Health.

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Monday, May 4, 2020

Now Learn To Easily Make A Face Mask Where There Is No Tailoring Needle Work Stitchery Required

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Now Learn To Easily Make a Face Mask 


Where There Is No 

Tailoring Needle Work Stitchery 

Required 


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If you've got a bandana, a coffee filter and hair ties, you've got everything you need to create your own non-medical face mask.

According to the latest recommendations from government medical agencies, it’s a good idea to wear a face mask that covers your nose and mouth whenever you’re in public. This includes going to the grocery store or pharmacy, riding public transit or any other time you’re not able to maintain the recommended social distancing of at least two metres. Doing so should help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
That said, the government is also asking you to leave medical masks like N95 respirators and surgical masks for front-line health care workers. Luckily, creating your own DIY face mask out of a few ordinary household items couldn’t be easier.
All you need is a 20-by-20-inch cotton bandana or a tightly woven piece of cotton (a t-shirt, pillow case or tea towel can also be cut to size), two hair ties (or rubber bands), and a coffee filter. Simply follow the instructions in the video below to make your own

What you’ll need to make a face mask


Bandana or cotton fabric, approximately 20-by-20 inches


Coffee filter (or piece of HEPA vacuum filter)



2 hair ties (or rubber bands or pieces of elastic)



Step-by-step instructions to make a face mask


Fold the bandana in half.


Fold the coffee filter in half and place in the centre of the folded bandana.



Fold the bottom third of the bandana up, then fold the top third of the bandana down.



Loop one hair tie around each end of the folded fabric. They should sit about 6 inches apart.



Fold each end of the fabric in towards the centre and tuck them into each other.



To put on the mask, loop the hair ties over your ears. Adjust the mask to make sure it covers your nose and mouth completely.



Helpful hints:



To remove your face mask, lift from the hair ties (or rubber bands). Avoid touching the fabric at the front of the mask. Discard the coffee filter after each use.


Wash the bandana (or cotton fabric) with hot water and detergent. Allow to dry thoroughly.


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Sunday, May 3, 2020

Know How The Ways In Which You Take Eat Sugar Makes You UnHealthy Unwell

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Know How The Ways

In Which You

Take Eat Sugar 

 Makes You Unhealthy Unwell

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It might taste sweet going down, but it can be extremely damaging to your health.From depression to heart disease, the sugar in your diet can wreak havoc on your health.


It hurts your heart


Harvard University researchers studied thousands of American adults over 15 years and found that those who consumed 25 percent or more of their daily calories from added sugar were more than twice as likely to die from heart disease as those whose diets included less than 10 percent of added sugar a day. The biggest sugar sources? Sweetened beverages, fruit drinks, grain-based treats such as muffins, and dairy desserts such as ice cream.

“No sugar added” doesn’t mean “healthy”


Even if a label says 100 percent juice, don’t chug with abandon. The drink may have no added sweeteners, 
but its naturally occurring sugars are far more concentrated 
than what you’d find in a piece of fruit. And 
unlike oranges and 
apples, which are high 
in fiber, juice offers 
empty calories and is of 
minimal nutritional value.


Excess sugar is linked 
to dementia


In 2017, researchers at the University of Bath found a molecular link 
between sugary diets and early Alzheimer’s. The scientists dis­covered that glycation—a reaction through which glucose affects 
cells—causes damage to an enzyme that’s involved in reducing ab­normal protein buildup in the brain, which is characteristic of the disease.

Sugar won’t make 
kids hyper. It’s worse than that.

A meta-analysis in the Journal 
of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that sugar doesn’t 
affect children’s behavior. “It may simply be the environment where certain food is being served (for 
example, parties) that causes 
children to be more excitable,” says Andrea D’Ambrosio, a registered 
dietitian in Kitchener-Waterloo, 
Ontario. But it does spike their blood pressure and cholesterol. One 2016 study in Obesity showed that reducing young 
subjects’ sugar 
consumption for just nine days 
led to improvements in those areas, as well as in overall blood sugar levels.


Snacks that sneak in the sugar


Smoothies


A medium (16-ounce) store-bought smoothie has 30 to 80 grams of sugar.(A 1.6-ounce Hershey bar has has 24 grams.)


Trail mix

Conventional wisdom suggests    stashing trail mix in your car  for a healthy snack on the go,    but a quarter cup 
of a commercial 
variety can contain 16 grams of sugar.


Yogurt


A 5-ounce serving of fruit-flavored yogurt can contain 22 grams of sugar. If you top it with 
a quarter cup of store-bought granola,you’re downing another 
6 grams.



Salad dressing

Grabbing a salad for lunch 
is smart, but not if you pick 
the wrong bottled dressing. 

Some brands of French and raspberry vinaigrette have 5 or more grams of sugar per 

2-tablespoon serving.

Oatmeal

Flavored oatmeal packets may seem like a healthy plan for busy mornings, but they can contain as much as 12 grams of sugar per serving.( Heaping on a tablespoon of brown sugar adds 
an extra 12 grams.)


13 five-pound bags


This is the amount of added sugar the average American eats in a year—
without noticing most of it. The American Heart Association recommends 
that men consume no more than 9 teaspoons (36 grams) of added sugar per day (about the amount in a Three Musketeers bar) and women no more than 6 (24 grams). On average, we each ingest 19.5 teaspoons (78 grams) a day.

An expert says you should cut down—now


Laura A. Schmidt, a professor at 
the University of California, San 
Francisco, worries about all the 
damage sugar is doing to our bodies. That’s why she became lead investi­gator for UCSF’s SugarScience, a site 
developed as an “authoritative source for the scientific evidence about sugar and its impact on health.” Here is her strongest advice

With all the negative news 
about sugar, should we switch 
to something else?

The evidence is mounting against sucralose, saccharin, and aspartame. 
Some research shows that these sweeteners damage the micro­biome in the gut. They’re also associated with weight gain and glucose intolerance—the things people use them to prevent. Based on what we know, I wouldn’t consume those products or give them to my kids.


How do you keep added sugar from seeping into your own diet?

I just don’t have it around the 
house. Take all that stuff out of your environment. Once you start cutting back, you’ll lose your sweet tooth. 
It’s a palate phenomenon, 
and it doesn’t take long. You’ll notice that you 
can suddenly taste 
the natural sweetness 
in unprocessed food, 
and you’ll start to 
find processed 
products cloying 
and unpleasant.

Sugar is as bad for your 
liver as alcohol


Unlike other forms of sugar, fructose 
is processed in the liver. Though it 
occurs naturally in fruit, we’re still 
consuming too much of it thanks to our penchant for foods with added fructose sweeteners, and it’s leading to a rise 
in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). One visible red flag: a sugar belly (yes, like a beer belly). Why? 
The liver breaks down excess fructose into fat globules that travel through 
the bloodstream and lodge around your midsection and internal organs. And, like the liver damage produced by alcohol, NAFLD causes inflammation and scarring. “It is one of the leading causes of liver transplants,” Schmidt says


“Healthier” sweeteners 
are no better for you


Those trying to cut down on sugar may be drawn to studies that tout maple 
syrup’s antioxidant benefits or honey’s healing power. 
Ignore them, 
says D’Ambrosio. 
“Sugar doesn’t 
add a significant amount of other nutrients,” she says. “Sugar is sugar, so it’s best used in moderation no matter what form it takes.”

35 teaspoons

That’s the number of years you could potentially prematurely age yourself if you drink a 20-ounce sugary beverage 
every day—an effect comparable with that of being a 
regular smoker.


Cancer cells can be sugar fiends


Research from the University of Texas at Dallas shows 
a link between sugar and squamous cell carcinoma, which is hard to treat and accounts for about a quarter of all lung cancers. All told, the study found, four types of squamous cell cancer consume a lot of sugar.

4.6


That’s the number of years you’ll prematurely age yourself if you drink a 20-ounce sugary beverage 
every day—an effect comparable with that of being a 
regular smoker.

Sugar may keep you 
up at night


A 2016 study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows eating more 
sugar (along with less fiber and more saturated fat) is associated with lighter, more disrupted, and less restorative sleep.


We’re still drinking too much liquid sugar


Good news: We are drinking less soda. Sales of carbonated soft drinks are at their lowest level in 30 years. Bad news: We’ve replaced it with options that may be just as unhealthy. Sales of flavored waters, ready-to-drink coffees and teas, energy drinks, and sports beverages 
are all growing. Energy drinks contain about 30 grams of sugar, sports drinks contain about 40 grams, and your average flavored latte comes 
in at around 45 grams.


Sugar messes with 
your cholesterol

A 2010 study of 8,495 Americans 
over 18 published in JAMA found that 
as subjects’ added-sugar intake 
went up, their levels of HDL (good cholesterol) dropped, increasing 
their risk for cardiovascular disease. 
The study also found that women in particular who ate or drank more added sugar had higher levels of LDL (bad 
cholesterol) density.

74%


That’s the percentage of packaged foods that contain added sugars, according to a study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, which analyzed more than 85,000 food items sold in the United States.

Sugar can make you sad


Ending a bad day with a bowl of Ben & Jerry's may make you feel worse in the long run. In 2015, Columbia University Medical Center researchers found that postmenopausal women with diets high in added sugar and refined grains were at an increased risk of new-onset depression, while the risk decreased in subjects who ate more dietary fiber, whole grains, vegetables, and unprocessed fruits. 

Some food labels can hide sugar content


For the first time in 20 years, the 
FDA is revising nutrition labels for packaged foods to better highlight the links between diet and chronic diseases. A particularly welcome change is the way the new label lists sugar.

Beware: you 
may be eating 
incognito sugar

Here are ten sneaky pseudonyms manufacturers use to fool you into thinking their food isn’t packed with the sweet stuff:


  Amazake

  Carob powder
  
  Corn syrup
  
  Dextrose

  Evaporated cane juice

  Fructose

  Fruit juice concentrate

  High-fructose corn syrup

  Honey

  Maltose

Sugar takes your breath away


Scientists have long suspected 
a link between sugar-sweetened beverages and asthma. After 
analyzing data from 146,990 adults in the United States, they found that, sure enough, adults who downed at least two of these drinks a day were more likely to have respiratory issues.

Sweets could be 
worse than salt for hypertension


According to a study in the Journal 
of the American Society of Nephrology in 2010, a high-fructose diet can push your blood pressure over 
the threshold of 120/80, which is considered the upper end of normal. In a 2014 research review published 
in the journal BMJ Open Heart, medical experts argued that added sugar 
intake may have the most dramatic 
effect on blood pressure—and, in fact, could be more detrimental to heart health than sodium.


It’s bad for your body mass index

Researchers from the University of Reading, the University of Cambridge, and Arizona State University studied the sugar intake of 1,700 men and women ages 39 to 77 in Norfolk, 
United Kingdom. According to a 
study published in 2015, they found that those who ate the most sugar were 54 percent more likely to 
be overweight (that is, have a body mass index over 25)—and were also more likely to have underreported 
how much sugar they consumed.

Sweet treats 
ruin your teeth …


Your childhood dentist 
was right—sugar 
causes cavities. Here's what happens.


You sip a sweet 
coffee shop beverage.

Bacteria in 
your mouth thrive 
on sugar, which 
provides them 
with energy.

Those micro-
organisms multiply, 
creating a film of 
plaque on the surface 
of your teeth.


The plaque produces an acid that 
dissolves the minerals that make up the hard surface of your teeth.

The longer the 
plaque builds up, the 
worse the damage will 
be. Tiny holes appear 
and expand until they 
become cavities.

… and make your 
gums bleed


Most kids grow up learning about the connection between candy and cavities. Turns out, a high-sugar diet also inflames your gums and increases your risk of periodontal disease, based on 
a 2014 study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Signs of periodontal disease include bad breath, bleeding gums, and sensitive teeth.

You might be addicted


Though some researchers quibble with the idea that sugar is addictive, past studies, including a 2015 paper out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, do show that sugar elevates levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine, which forms a key part of the brain’s reward and pleasure centers, in a way that’s 
remarkably similar to the effects of nicotine and morphine. “There’s growing evi­dence that sugar leads to cravings and withdrawal, which are the hallmarks 
of addictive disorders,” says Schmidt. “You can see the effects on an MRI.” 
Now Australian researchers have discovered that drugs typically used 
to treat cocaine and nicotine addiction, such as varenicline, could help 
so-called sugar addicts kick their cravings as well.

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