Vegetables for Overcoming Anemia

February 9th, 2012 by ASRock

Weak, lethargic, pale face, often sleepy, tired easily, difficulty concentrating and panting breath are some of the symptoms that we will experience when we are stricken with anemia as we discussed earlier. Certainly not fun because we are disturbed activities, our productivity is also declining.

Besides using chemical drugs to overcome anemia, would be better if we do prevention and treatment using natural materials as we will discuss below.

Green Beans (Phaseolus radiatus L.)

Green bean porridge, often made is already well-known properties as a drug has less blood or anemia. Research on green beans by Taslimah in 1990 found that of all types of beans, green beans contain iron are highest. In 100 grams of green beans contained 26.15 mg of iron. Though iron requirement in adult men only 13 mg and 26 mg in women during menstruation.

Spinach (amaranthus ricolor L.)

Surely you are not familiar with Popeye cartoons, where the hero is a super power of the vegetable spinach. Besides spinach are also often encountered at the dinner table as a vegetable node.

Content of beta Carotene and vitamin C in spinach can help the body absorb more iron from food that goes. Therefore, eating spinach accompanied with lime will increase iron absorption. Meanwhile, if accompanied by a cup of tea will decrease iron absorption. Anemia caused by folic acid deficiency can be helped with spinach.

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Knowing Plantar Fasciitis and the Symptoms

February 7th, 2012 by ASRock

Have you ever experienced pain in your heel when you wake up? Or does your heel hurt after running?

Generally, heel pain is usually caused by inflammation of the plantar fascia – the tissue along the bottom of the foot that connects the heel bone to your toes. This condition is called plantar fasciitis.

Usually, the pain from plantar fasciitis goes away by itself without invasive treatment. And you can do several steps to prevent plantar fasciitis that does not happen again.

Symptom

Plantar fasciitis usually occurs gradually, but sometimes it comes suddenly and immediate feels pain. And although it can be on both feet but more often only on one leg, here are the symptoms:

  • The gradually pain.
  • The pain is felt in the soles of the feet in the heel area, which can feel like a knife stabbed in the foot.
  • Heel pain that tends to get worse in the first step after waking or while climbing stairs.
  • The incidence of heel pain after prolonged standing or after sitting for a long time, then get up.
  • Heel pain that arises after exercising, but it did not occur during exercise.
  • Mild swelling in the heel.
  • Only affects in one leg, although it can occur on both feet and at the same time.

To learn more details about plantar fasciitis you can visit some website that explain about plantar fasciitis, there you will get info about plantar fasciitis completely, such as plantar fasciitis causes, prevention, treatment, etc.

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Keeping the Mouth from Unpleasant Smell and Stay Healthy

February 3rd, 2012 by ASRock

When communicating with others and our mouth is unpleasant smells, then this will really bother you even a friend who you talk to. But have you ever felt it to brush your teeth, but bad breath is not pleasant?

Here are some things that cause mouth odor even though you had to keep brushing your teeth:

  1. Most people brush their teeth while bathing in the morning and afternoon shower, how the remnants of dinner stuck in your teeth? Surely they stick to the teeth when we sleep and until we brush his teeth in the morning. Therefore, the best toothbrush is done in the morning and at night before bed.
  2. Brush teeth done in a wrong way. Many people only brush their teeth at the front or rear part, even though many parts of teeth are difficult to clean, usually the back. If the part was never cleaned will result in accumulated plaque and tartar will be a cause of bad breath.
  3. Cavities. Untreated cavities will trap food caught in it. If this is not cleaned, the food will rot in the presence of bacteria and release sulfur gases that cause bad breath but that you will feel terrible toothache.
  4. Food often stuck among your teeth and not cleaned. In certain circumstances, there are several places where food is often involved, especially when you are eating meat. If this continues to happen and not cleaned properly, can become cavities in the area.

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