Health is True Wealth

Apart from eating healthy foods and exercising, sleep also greatly supports the body to be healthy and keep you fit every day. Sleep with enough time, is needed to reduce the risk of health problems, such as heart disease and diabetes.

Sleep is very necessary to support concentration, creativity, improve mood, and reduce stress. One of the sleep experts, Rob said, there are 16 million people who can not sleep because of insomnia.

According to Rob, one third of a person's life is sleep. To fulfill this, the amount of sleep needed is not the same. Sleep time differences can be adjusted according to age, sex, health conditions, and other factors.

Quoted from The Sun, here is the amount of sleep that is needed according to his age.

1. Babies: When a baby, someone needs as much as 11 hours to sleep at night. Besides night, during the day it takes about 2 hours to sleep.

2. Children: up to age 12 years also still need a lot of sleep. At this age, they need between 9 and 11 hours at night in the day.

3. Teenagers: For generations who like to stay up all night, try to start reducing. Because in a day, at this age need quality sleep for up to 9 hours per night. so that teenagers can concentrate and not easily stressed.

4. Adults: At the age of adulthood, the time for good sleep is also still between 7-9 hours per day. This can increase concentration and body fitness during daily activities.

Watermelon has a high water  content and contains rich nutrients that can provide health to your body.

Plus, calories in watermelons are also quite low, so it is suitable for you who are also dieting. The following are the healthy benefits of watermelon that suits you to make your diet menu:

Nuts are known to be healthy and low calorie snack. Eat almonds every day can make you a long life. In addition, the nutrients in almonds also can prevent heart disease and reduce cholesterol in the blood vessels

Not only that, it turns out that eating almonds are also beneficial to get rid of belly fat makes you look bloated. Choosing almonds as a simple snack can help increase the body's metabolic system because of nutrition in it. The researchers also found that eating nuts are high in protein can help to suppress your appetite. This combination is able to get rid of fat deposits in the abdomen known as the muffin top.

According to Dr Claire Berryman, research leader of the Pennsylvania State University, there are 160 calories in 1 ounce of almonds. Almonds also contain manganese which helps strengthen bones and regulate blood sugar. While the content of magnesium in it is important for the health of organs, muscles, and nerve function. Handful of almonds high in unsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E, which protects the body from the damage of UV rays.

So, you're confused looking for a healthy snack menu? Try to eat almonds or almond milk. :)

It is undeniable, what we eat determines the health status of our body. Including the health of our eyes. Here are some nutrients that determine your eye health status. 

Antioxydants

Antioxidants not only provide benefits to prevent cancer and help prevent premature aging, but it's also beneficial to help the health of your eyes. Vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin E are nutrients that are rich in antioxidants. Due to the antioxidant, eye health will be supported and prevent eye disorders related with age (aging) and other eye diseases.

Besides antioxidants, you should too pay attention to intake of selenium and zinc in order to optimize the absorption of antioxidants needed. Source of antioxidants can be obtained from fruits and vegetables with bright colors, such as carrots, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, grapes, oranges, etc. The concentration of antioxidants is more abundant in raw form.

But for the sake of simplicity, the following is required nutrients eyes and is also the food source of acquisition:

Vitamin A

Rich in vitamin A contained in the liver, eggs, and vegetables such as carrots or spinach. In addition to the antioxidants from vitamin A, it's important in supporting the function of the retina that can help the eye in the process of adapting to the bright light and dark. Not only that, vitamin A has also prevent and reduce the risk of cataracts and age-related macular degeneration.

Vtamin C

Vitamin C with a series of benefits is also beneficial to maintain eye health. Where with its antioxidants can prevent cataracts and age-related eye damage (macular degenerative). Vitamin C for the eyes you can get on Strawberries, oranges, peppers and broccoli.

Vitamin E

In line with vitamin A and vitamin C, vitamin E can be beneficial for eye health as it helps slow the progression of cataracts. Vitamin E can be obtained from nuts, and green leafy vegetables. Although not as much in green vegetables, vitamin E is also found in eggs, milk and olive oil ati gizzard.

Selenium and Zinc

Selenium and zinc for eye health as inseparable. Because, with this both mineral, oxidation process occurs. Both minerals have a key role for the absorption of antioxidants in food. Selenium is found in macaroni and cheese. While zinc found in cheese, yogurt, red meat, and some cereals are fortified with zinc minerals.

Headaches can appear suddenly and can be very annoying because it interferes with daily activities. You might be wondering what the cause. Is the food just eaten? or is it because of lack of sleep?

There are some things that you may not realize that it can trigger headaches. Some triggers of headaches such as:

The Food
Keju, makanan yang mengandung monosodium glutamate (MSG), alkohol, kafein, ice cream/makanan dingin, produk susu, atau produk daging dapat memicu sakit kepala. 

The Weather

Temperature changes can trigger a migraine, be it cold or warm weather. Warmer temperatures most often cause headaches. Use goggles and sufficient the needs of your fluids if you have to leave the house during hot weather. 

Perfume

Perfume can lead to a sense of comfort and confidence, but in some particular scent can trigger a headache. Allegedly pungent smell will stimulate the nervous system and cause migraines.

Mobile Phone

If you ever find yourself bowing while playing games on your phone for hours, you may have to take a short break. Rays from your mobile phone screen activates the retina and nerve behind the eye, which can cause eye strain and pain in the head.

 

Who doesn't know the grapes? This fruit is already known by the public for a long time. Although the price is relatively more expensive compared to other fruits such as apples, bananas, and others, but the grapes shown to have health benefits that can not be underestimated. Researchers reveal that the substance in grapes may protect the DNA, prevent heart disease, and cancer.

These substances called polyphenols, antioxidants that have been known to reduce the risk of heart disease and improve health. Other than that, polyphenols also claimed to prevent cancer, and preventing the aging process and help you lose weight.

Besides polyphenols, resveratrol found in grapes are known good for health. So far, researchers believe that the benefits of resveratrol have been exaggerated so many people have a reason to consume wine, made from grapes and contain resveratrol. However, researchers revealed that resveratrol can indeed help the body to protect the chromosomes and DNA.

However, consumption of wine just to just get resveratrol will not provide much benefit. Because consumption of wine can also be harmful to health if excessive. Because of this, researchers suggest to get resveratrol from the fruits other than grapes.

Some foods that contain resveratrol is cranberry, blueberry, and pomegranate. Red grapes are also known to contain a lot of resveratrol. So, if you want to protect your DNA from the cancer, don't hesitate to eat these fruits.