Walk 2,000 steps a day for a year can make the body fit. But recently researchers revealed that walking 2000 steps more to have a more remarkable effect on the body.
The study, conducted by researchers at Leicester University revealed that walking 4,000 steps every day can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease or stroke by 16-20 percent. Four thousand steps a day is equal to walking for 40 minutes a day.
Dr. Thomas Yates, chief investigator of the Diabetes Reseacrh even equate forms of the sport by taking statins. Yates explained that the effect goes even bigger than statin drugs. Walk 4,000 steps a day can lower cholesterol and maintain heart health, as reported by the Daily Mail ( 20/12 ).
Seaweed is one kind of seafood nutritious for health. All kinds of seaweed from Dulse, Bladderwrack, Kombu, Sea Lettuce, until Nori is rich in protein which is good for improving the quality of health.
Here are the benefits of eating seaweed as reported from magforwomen.com.
Rich in vitamins
Seaweed is known as a healthy food because it contains vitamin A, vitamin B 12, calcium, iron, potassium, and iodine. Even the calcium content in the seaweed more than the content of calcium in beef, broccoli, and milk.
Heart health is not only caused by an unhealthy lifestyle, but also the food consumed. Some foods that cause heart trouble was greasy foods like French fries, greasy burgers, and more.
But there are also foods that can help nourish and protect the heart from heart disease. Here are some foods that can be consumed to strengthen the heart and protect it from disease, as reported by Care2.
1. Hazelnut
Different types of nuts are known to have many health benefits. However hazelnuts are special nuts that are known to maintain a healthy heart. Hazelnut fund containing oleic acid omega-9 fatty sam that can lower blood pressure, prevent strokes, and save you from a heart attack. A study from the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition exposing the dangers of eating about 30 grams of hazelnuts a day can increase the amount of good cholesterol, lower the amount of bad cholesterol, and prevents the accumulation of plaque in the arteries.
Vitamin D is not only good for the heart and bones, but is also important for the health of organs and tissues in the body, especially for brain health. A recent study revealed that vitamin D deficiency can cause damage to the brain.
Research conducted by the University of Kentucky showed that mice fed a low vitamin D on a regular basis will experience damage to oraknya. The mice experiments were also decreased cognitive abilities, memory, and ability to learn.
" Normally vitamin D deficiency in the elderly or in people aged middle. Vitamin D is important to prevent damage caused by free radicals in the brain, " said lead researcher Allan Butterfield, as reported by Science Daily ( 02 / 12 ).
Walking is one way to keep in shape. But do not forget to meet fluid needs. Do not let you feel the negative effects of dehydration while running as quoted from the All Women Stalk as follows :
1. dry mouth
One of the signs of dehydration are dry mouth. Sometimes in the middle of running activity, dehydration can also cause headaches.
