Foods You Should Pair Together For Their Nutritional Values

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 Tomatoes & Olive Oil
 Olive Oil increases the antioxidant properties of tomatoes.

A Study by Free Radical Biology and Medicine found that people who ate tomato dishes with extra virgin oil benefited from more of the antioxidant properties of the lycopene found in tomatoes. That's good enough to enjoy bruschetta more often, or sauté your tomatoes in olive oil before adding them to a pasta dish.

2. Whole Grains with Onions & Garlic  Garlic and onion help the body absorb essential nutrients from whole grain. The iron and zinc found in whole grain is hugely beneficial to your health, but the biological make-up of grain is such that these essential nutrients metabolize faster than your body can ingest them and put them to use.  A 2010 study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that both garlic and onion are great at encouraging uptake of the minerals found in grain, so should be paired with it where possible. You can either bake garlic into fresh bread, or just add a decent dose of onion to your sandwiches!   3. Dark Chocolate & Apples Complimentary minerals from each work together to break down blood clots.Treat your sweet tooth with a double dose of dessert by pairing apples with dark chocolate. Together they have the potential to improve heart health because apples (particularly their skin) contain amounts of quercetin, and flavonoid an excellent anti-inflammatory; while dark chocolate is full of catechins that help stop the arteries from hardening. The complimentary properties of these substances have been shown to help destroy blood clots and lower the risk of heart disease, according to dietitian Melissa Rifkin of the Montefliore Medical Center in New York. So simply dip your apple slices in some sumptuous melted chocolate or make chocolate-apple cookies, but remember to choose dark chocolate as it contains 6 times as many catechins than milk chocolate.  Kale & Almonds Almonds provide the healthy fat that helps the body absorb the vitamin E from kale.Kale is a well-known super food and among its many nutrients is vitamin E, the powerful anti-oxidant that promotes a healthy heart, strong immune system and glowing skin. However, it is also fat-soluble, meaning that it can only be absorbed by the body if it has some fat to help it along. Of course, you would only want heart-healthy monosaturated fat to aid this process, and almonds are one of the best sources of that. So sprinkle some almonds on a kale-based salad or eat some alongside your latest vegetable dish.  Turmeric & Black Pepper Piperine in black pepper helps you absorb the extremely healthy curcumin in turmeric. The incredible health benefits of turmeric are increasingly well-known, and most of them originate from the amount of curcumin contained within the spice. Curcumin is a really powerful antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiseptic, so it's one of the very best substances you can feed your body. However, it is another compound that is metabolized really quickly, so it's good to give your body a helping hand so it can absorb it successfully. Research has shown that the piperine in black pepper improves the bioavailability of curcumin by as much as 1,000 times, so you get a huge, healthy boost from pairing to two. A teaspoon of black pepper can be easily added to most turmeric dishes, so it's easy to create a combination.   Black Beans & Red Peppers  Red pepper helps you absorb the iron from black beans. Black beans are full of useful nutrients - especially iron -  but unfortunately, the sort of iron found in plant foods is not as easily absorbed into the body as the iron you find in meats. In fact, as little of 2% of the iron found in plants makes its way into the bloodstream, and never more than 20%, according to nutritionist and author Cynthia Sass. Luckily, vitamin C rich foods can help the process along and increase the absorption of plant-derived iron by as much as 6 times, and as red bell pepper is a wonderful, savory source of vitamin C, it's a great option. Try black bean tacos cooked with diced red peppers for one tasty dish.  Salmon & Garlic   They can decrease your risk of heart disease in combination. You can use garlic to add some extra flavor to your salmon, but did you know that the two combined can also work together to decrease your risk of heart disease? A study published in the American Journal of Nutrition found that people who consume decent amounts of fish oil and garlic saw their levels of bad cholesterol plummet by as much as 12%. So, cooking up your delicious salmon steak with a dash of garlic is surely worth considering!   Broccoli & Tomatoes  They display impressive Cancer-fighting powers when paired together.In a 2007 study, the combination of tomatoes and broccoli was found to slow down the growth of prostate tumors when tested on rats. Indeed, it was found that a diet of 10% tomato and 10% broccoli can trigger a 52% decrease in the weight of tumor than either vegetable produced when eaten alone. It appears that the two combined make one powerful tool to protect your health, so considering adding some sundried tomato pesto to your next batch of broccoli would be an excellent idea indeed.

Nutritonal values of Sweet Potatoes

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 Sweet potatoes are rich in anti-oxidants  like anthocyanin and beta carotene that have anti-inflammatory properties. This also helps in keeping ailments like asthma, gout and arthritis at bay.

It has reasonable  amount of manganese, a vital mineral, which keeps body’s energy levels high and enables easy absorption of other nutrients and strengthens bones.

Though it is high in carbs, still helps to  effectively control blood sugar by modifying insulin metabolism.

 Quercetin, an important dietary nutrient, is present in sweet potato that helps in lowering bad cholesterol and in reducing inflammation. This nutrient is also a natural antihistamine for combating even chronic allergies.

Sweet potatoes are high in Vitamin B6 and potassium that are beneficial for heart. While Potassium helps in regulating blood pressure & curing muscular cramps and injuries, Vitamin B6 breaks down homocysteine that is known to harden the arteries.

It almost meets half the requirement of Vitamin C per day, which makes blood vessels and body muscles strong and protects against immune deficiencies. 
 
Vitamin D in sweet potato keeps immune system healthy and boosts energy levels.

Sweet potatoes can be safely consumed by pregnant women for its high content of folate. A good dose of folate helps in development of fetal tissue and cells.  

Presence of color-related pigments, phytonutrients, diminish inflammation and associated problems. Presence of resin glycosides in sweet potatoes makes it an anti-bacterial and anti-fungal agent.

“Long hours of TV viewing is linked to high risk of cancer and heart disease”

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Watching television for more than three to four hours a day is linked to eight leading causes of death, including cancer, heart disease and diabetes, in the U.S., researchers say.

Previous studies had reported a relationship between TV viewing and an elevated risk of death from cancer and cardiovascular disease. In this study, researchers at the National Cancer Institute in the U.S. looked at more than 2,21,000 individuals in the 50-71 age group who were free of chronic disease at study entry. They confirmed the association with higher mortality risk from cancer and heart disease.

In addition, they identified new associations with higher risk of death from most of the leading causes of death in the U.S., such as diabetes, influenza/pneumonia, Parkinson’s disease and liver disease.

“We know that television viewing is the most prevalent leisure-time sedentary behaviour and our working hypothesis is that it is an indicator of overall physical inactivity,” said lead investigator Sarah K. Keadle from the U.S. National Cancer Institute.

“In this context, our results fit within a growing body of research indicating that too much sitting can have many different adverse health effects,” Ms. Keadle said.

The study found that compared to those who watched less than one hour of TV a day, individuals who reported watching three to four hours were 15 per cent more likely to die from any cause.

Those who watched seven or more hours were 47 per cent more likely to die over the study period. Risk began to increase at three to four hours for most causes they examined. — PTI

11 Uses for Bleach Other than Bleaching

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One of the most common household cleaning detergent is bleach, which is the commercial name for a number of chemicals that whiten, remove color and disinfect. The chemical we’ll be referring to in this article is chlorine. Bleach is mainly used to whiten fabrics and disinfect toilets, amongst other things, but bleach can do much more. WARNING: When dealing with bleach, make sure you wear gloves, avoid any contact with the eyes, and use it only in well-ventilated areas.

1. Herbicides

Bleach is harmful to plants and can thus be used as a highly effective herbicide. Use it on areas where you don’t want plants to grow or where weeds are a problem. Be careful to not overdo it – spray a 1/1 mixture of water and bleach, or use a few drops directly on the plant you wish to kill.

2. Pesticide and insect repellent If you’re suffering from an infestation, it can be easily treated with bleach. Most insects breathe through their exoskeleton, so spraying them with bleach is an effective eradication method. During mosquito season, leaving a cup with a 1/1 mixture of water and bleach keeps the little biters away. Bleach can also get rid of insect eggs, as well as disrupt the chemical trails some bugs (like ants) use to find their way into your home. 3. Extend the life of flowers in a vase If you love decorating your house with fresh flowers but are having a hard time keeping them alive, simply add a very small amount of bleach to the water. This will destroy any bacteria and fungus in the water and allow your plants to flourish, as well as prevent water and algae stains in the vase. Be careful not to add more than ¼ teaspoon to 1 cup of water.

4. Remove moss and mold To get rid of moss and mold from tiles, pour half a cup of bleach into ½ gallon of water, then use an old broom to scrub the tiles with the mixture. The bleach will remove any and all of the moss and mold, leaving your tiles clean and non-slippery. This is also effective on concrete surfaces, sidewalks, pavement and even roofing shingles. 5. Polishing china and glassware Mix a teaspoon of bleach in a cup of water, then use a white, damp kitchen towel to polish and disinfect them. It can also be used to polish silverware but be sure to wash them thoroughly afterwards.

6. Treating foot fungus and malodorous feet If you’re suffering from a bad case of smelly feet or any kind of foot fungus, you know the embarrassment and social stigmas that go along with them. While exposing your skin to a high concentration of bleach is very bad for it, soaking your feet in a tub filled with a gallon of hot water and ¼ cup of plain, non-concentrated bleach will do wonders for your feet. Don’t soak your feet for more than 5 minutes, and then rinse them and scrub them clean. (Do not do this if you have open wounds or sores on your feet!) 7. Powerful disinfectant If you like to buy things at thrift stores or garage sales, or want to use something that has been stored for a while in a musty garage, you may want to get them cleaned up before you start using them. Make sure they’re safe to use with bleach, then leave them in a tub filled with a gallon of water and a ¼ cup of bleach. Leave them there for 10 minutes and then rinse them, and they’ll be as clean as a whistle.

8. Disinfect gardening tools You wouldn’t want a doctor to use tools that were used on a sick person without disinfecting them, right? The same goes for gardening tools. You use them to cut and remove sick or rotting plants, and if you don’t disinfect them afterwards, you can infect healthy plants when you use it on them next. Get a bucket and fill it with about ½ gallon of water, and then add ½ a cup of bleach. Soak your garden tools in it, and then let them air dry. This is also effective at preventing them from rusting.

9. Cleaning your garbage cans Even the sturdiest of garbage bags can rip and leak nasty substances into your bin, leaving it foul and smelly. When you notice that your trash can is starting to reek, mix some bleach with hot water, wear some gloves and scrub the walls of the bin, then pour the remnants into the toilet (bleaching it too) and give the bin a good rinse. 10. Polishing plastic furniture Plastic furniture often is susceptible to grime and bacteria build-up in their nooks and crannies, making them very hard to clean. The solution is to wear a pair of gloves, mix ½ a cup of bleach into ½ a gallon of water and use a brush or a towel to scrub them clean. 11. Disinfecting towels Got white towels that are turning beige or starting to smell funky? Soak them in water with a small amount of bleach, effectively killing any bacteria or mold that may have formed in the fibers. This is also a good thing to do when a family member is sick, and you need to disinfect the towels to reduce the likeliness of infection. Make sure you only use white, 100% cotton towels, otherwise they’ll turn yellowish.

Common heartburn drugs may damage your kidney

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 Increased use of certain medications commonly used to treat heartburn and acid reflux may have damaging effects on the kidneys, say researchers.

The researchers looked at the effects of the drugs called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) on chronic kidney disease (CKD).

In one study, Pradeep Arora from State University of New York and his team found that among 24,149 patients who developed CKD between 2001 and 2008 (out of a total of 71,516 patients), 25.7 per cent were treated with PPIs.

PPI use was linked with a 10 per cent increased risk of CKD and a 76 per cent increased risk of dying prematurely.

"As a large number of patients are being treated with PPIs, health care providers need to be better educated about the potential side effects of these drugs, such as CKD," Arora pointed out.

In another study, Benjamin Lazarus from Johns Hopkins University and his colleagues followed 10,482 adults with normal kidney function from 1996 to 2011.

They found that PPI users were between 20 per cent and 50 per cent more likely to develop CKD than non-PPI users, even after accounting for baseline differences between users and non-users.

This discovery was replicated in a second study, in which over 240,000 patients were followed from 1997 to 2014.

"In both studies, people who used a different class of medications to suppress stomach acid, known as H2-blockers, did not have a higher risk of developing kidney disease," Lazarus pointed out.

"If we know the potential adverse effects of PPI medications we can design better interventions to reduce overuse," Lazarus noted.

The findings will be presented at ASN (American Society of Nephrology) Kidney Week 2015 to be held at San Diego Convention Centre from November 3-8.