Simple additions and substractions for a healthier life, according to latest research.
1. Peppermint
It contains an ingredient that quiets pain-sensing nerves in the colon and may help relieve irritable bowel syndrome.
2.Pureed vegetables
Subbing these for higher-calorie ingredients in an antree can help you lose your weight. In a recent Penn State study, volunteers tended to consume about 350 fewer calories of a veggie-laden casserole or other dish than they did of a traditional version but rated to both as tasty.
3. Yoga
Among women with breath cancer, those who did yoga has a steeper daily drop in cortisol
levels than women who just stretched. Some studies suggest that if levels of the stress hormone stay high throughout the day, a woman's cancer is more likely to worsen.
4. Coffee
Men who drink plenty may have a substantially lower risk of
lethal prostate cancer, a recent analysis suggests.
5. Long hours at work
They may raise your risk of heart disease. People who regularly worked 11-hour days were almost 70 percent more likely to develop heart disease than those who put in eight-hour days.
6. Flaxseed for hot flashes
The small seeds are a good source of fibre, but they don't appear to ease hot flashes for postmenopausal women or those being treated for breast cancer. Though research a few years ago suggested crushed seeds might help, a recent, more rigorous study showed no decrease in hot flashes among women taking flaxseed compared with others on placebo.
7. Selenium
Researchers once thought that taking supplements of mineral might cut the risk of cancer, but a review of studies found no support for those hopes. And the analysis hints that the pills may increase the odds of developing some kinds of skin cancer.
