Rosy Fruits The Best Lycopene Source
The word lycopene is probably quite familiar enough in our ears. I my self often find this word in commercial break for some beauty and health products, like how lycopene can help us out to have a brighter complexion and how lycopene support the detoxification process in human body.
But what is lycopene anyway, how can lycopene do all those things and where can we find lycopene ? well, I found the answers in some articles I read, and already make some short summary of it. Lycopene is a red pigment, and this red pigment is abundantly found in rosy fruits. Some examples of those rosy fruits are tomatoes, watermelon, red guava, papaya and red bell paper.
A research by Havard Medical School has found that consuming lycopene will lowering the risk of cancer and heart attack. Lycopene contributes a stronger antioxidant compared to vitamin C (Rui Hai Liu, Professor of Food Science, Cornell University).
A study which was revealed in 2002 also mentioned that the lycopene in tomatoes will have an increasing level by cooking. Read more
The Importance of Stretching Before Exercising
When it comes to the subject of stretching before an exercise session, the opinions vary greatly. In fact, they vary so much that the truth is often misinterpreted along the way. Let’s take a minute to find out what the truth really is when the popular question comes up. Is it best to stretch or not stress before a workout session?
Many people have said that stretching before an exercise session helps prevent injuries.
It doesn’t get much clearer than that. It has been said time and time again that if a person stretches before they exercise, that the risk of being injured is decreased. It’s very important for you to know that there isn’t any rock solid scientific evidence that supports this statement.
Stretching before an exercise session can help increase your range of motion.
Studies have proven that a person who stretches each muscle for about 15-30 seconds will have a greater range of motion than someone who doesn’t stretch before their exercise session. In return, this can make each of your exercise sessions a little easier to complete. With that said, the short amount of time that it takes to stretch before an exercise session may be something you find that’s truly need to add to your exercise routine.
Burger Hypnotizing
Southwestern Medical Center University, USA has recently found the fact of fat. As reported in Foxnews on Thursday (24/9/2009), fat in some food like burgers and ice cream has the capability to hypnotize human brain. The molecule found in fat can ignite our brain to send message to the whole body’s cells to ignore the signal from appetite-controller hormones. Appetite-controller hormones in human body is lepton and Insulin.
The research had involved some mice that was given fat-injection to their brain three times a day. A significant result was taken. The researchers also found that a certain kind of fat in meat, butter, cheese and milk can greatly trick our brain to NOT stop eating. No wonder most of us can’t stop eating delicious food, not until we feel really- really fed up 
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