An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away...Why?

About the nutritional content, a medium sized apple contains the vitamins B1 , B2 , B3 , B5, B6, B9 and C, as well as the minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium and the combination of vitamins, minerals and other components act together, providing more benefits than the individual components alone in separate foods and here are some benefits of apples ;

-Antioxidants as results from researches indicate that apple peels phytochemicals have potent antioxidant activities, and may be partially responsible for the cancer prevention

-Cancer Prevention as studies have shown that quercetin found in apples reduces the cancer risk of prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer and lung cancer as researchers believe this is due to the high levels of the flavonoids quercetin and naringin in apples.

-Strengthen Bones as apples may protect post-menopausal women from osteoporosis and may also increase bone density. Boron, another ingredient in apples, also strengthens bones.

-Weight Loss as regular consumption of apples can promote healthy weight loss.

-Anti-inflammatory as researches proved that the flavonoid quercetin, which is present in apples, has anti-inflammatory activity.

-Diabetes Management as the pectin in apples supplies galacturonic acid to the body which lowers the body's need for insulin and may help in the management of diabetes.

-Help Asthma as a one recent study shows that children with asthma who drank apple juice on a daily basis suffered from less wheezing than children who drank apple juice only once per month. Another study showed that children born to women who eat a lot of apples during pregnancy have lower rates of asthma than children whose mothers ate few apples.

-Alzheimer's Prevention as apples may protect brain cells from the kind of free radical damage that may lead to Alzheimer's disease.

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Type Of Your Personality is associated with Your Diseases

All diseases are thought to be psychosomatogenic which means that every disease has a resultant affect in the mind/body connection.

Now can we make a connection among stress, personality, and diseases? In other words, which emotional components were likely recognizable before the presenting symptoms of the disease? Although there are as yet no absolute answers, there is considerable research implicating certain personality types, emotional states, and diseases.

For example,researches have established a relationship between personality type and susceptibility to heart disease. People with personality type A seem to be more prone to heart disease, are typically more driven, impatient, energetic and ambitious. In contrast, people with personality type B, seem to take life more slowly, are usually more relaxed and less likely to develop heart disease. 

Psychologists have also now identified type C as a (cancer-prone) personality which may be characterized as someone who responds to stress with depression and a sense of hopelessness. Type C personalities have a tendency to be introverted, respectful, eager to please, conforming and compliant. 

It is also discovered that some emotional states can be interfered with some diseases as :

-Excessive Passivity or Excessive Fear can lead to Cancer

-Over-achievement can lead to Ulcers

-Craving For Love can lead to Obesity

-Emotional Conflicts can lead to Endocrine disorders

-Anger can lead to  Cardiovascular disorders or Asthma

-Depression can lead to Constipation

-Inhibited Hostility can lead to High blood pressure

-Ambitious or Rigid Personality can lead to Migrane

In Short,Take Care & try to improve or fix your personality as much as you can in order to be able to decrease risks of such diseases .

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You should perform a Breast Self Examination

Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death in women ,however regular self breasts and general breast awareness has saved thousands of lives. That why the WHO (World Health Organization) recommend all females who are above 20 years old to perform a breast self examination once a month regularly.All what you should do is to fulfill those easy steps,

* Lie down and place your right arm behind your head. The exam is done while lying down, not standing up. This is because when lying down the breast tissue spreads evenly over the chest wall and is as thin as possible, making it much easier to feel all the breast tissue

* Use the finger pads of the 3 middle fingers on your left hand to feel for lumps in the right breast. Use overlapping dime-sized circular motions of the finger pads to feel the breast tissue

* Use 3 different levels of pressure to feel all the breast tissue. Light pressure is needed to feel the tissue closest to the skin; medium pressure to feel a little deeper; and firm pressure to feel the tissue closest to the chest and ribs. It is normal to feel a firm ridge in the lower curve of each breast, but you should tell your doctor if you feel anything else out of the ordinary. If you're not sure how hard to press, talk with your doctor or nurse. Use each pressure level to feel the breast tissue before moving on to the next spot

* Move around the breast in an up and down pattern starting at an imaginary line drawn straight down your side from the underarm and moving across the breast to the middle of the chest bone (sternum or breastbone). Be sure to check the entire breast area going down until you feel only ribs and up to the neck or collar bone (clavicle)

* There is some evidence to suggest that the up-and-down pattern (sometimes called the vertical pattern) is the most effective pattern for covering the entire breast, without missing any breast tissue

* Repeat the exam on your left breast, putting your left arm behind your head and using the finger pads of your right hand to do the exam

* While standing in front of a mirror with your hands pressing firmly down on your hips, look at your breasts for any changes of size, shape, contour, or dimpling, or redness or scaliness of the nipple or breast skin. (The pressing down on the hips position contracts the chest wall muscles and enhances any breast changes.)
* Examine each underarm while sitting up or standing and with your arm only slightly raised so you can easily feel in this area. Raising your arm straight up tightens the tissue in this area and makes it harder to examine

*If u find any abnormality,mass or lump then you should consult your doctor

Finally,Remember that early diagnosis of any disease leads to better prognosis!

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Breastfeeding protects against Breast Cancer

As we all know ,high levels of Estrogen is the main cause behind breast cancer , Breastfeeding was proved to reduce woman's lifetime Estrogen exposure through two ways, Number 1 is delaying the onset of ovulation and Number 2 is decreasing the level of Estrogen itself which means reducing the risk of breast cancer.

On the other hand, there is also some evidence that breastfeeding causes physical changes in breast cells that may make them more resistant to the mutations that can lead to cancer.

Another theory is that fat-soluble carcinogens and pollutants are not stored as efficiently in lactating breasts.

Last but not least , Breastfeeding is a mother's gift to herself, her baby and the earth.

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