Frozen Blueberry Smoothie

As we all know fruit contains a lot of vitamins, antioxidants and fibre. So, here a simple fruit smoothie recipe, fun and healthy for all of us. Not to mention, you get calcium from this smoothie.

Well, all you need are:

1/2 cup frozen blueberries (unthawed)
1/2 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup low-fat milk
2 tablespoons honey
2 ice cubes (optional)

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth or to desired consistency then serve in glasses. Voila!

Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is a malignant tumour of the prostate gland, which is a gland in men the size of a walnut and situated just below the bladder. It occurs when the cells of the prostate begin to grow uncontrollably.

Symptoms of prostate cancer includes:

• A need to urinate frequently, especially at night
• Difficulty starting urination or holding back urine
• Weak or interrupted flow of urine
• Painful or burning urination
• Difficulty in having an erection
• Painful ejaculation
• Blood in urine or semen
• Frequent pain or stiffness in the lower back, hips, or upper thighs

There are no fix method of treatment when it comes to prostate cancer. However, there are ways that could help you preventing it. For starters, research has shown that by taking fish that contains a high amounts of omega-3 fats such as salmon and mackerel may help to protect men from prostate cancer. Also by eating fresh fruits and vegetables helps to prevent this type of cancer.

Be sure to eat a lot of cruciferous vegetables as it contain sulforaphane. It strengthens the protective proteins in the body that cleans up carcinogens before they can harm the body. Cruciferous vegetables includes brussels sprouts, cabbage, brocoli, cauliflower, and bok choy. And don't forget to eat a lot of tomato products too, even better, fresh tomato!

Push-Ups Technique

Skin Cancer Awareness

Vanilla Ice Cream

Since I love ice cream and they make such a good comfort food, i decided to look for a low sugar and low calories ice cream recipe. I tried this one, and everybody love it.

INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
3 tablespoons lowfat buttermilk
3 tablespoons nonfat plain yogurt
3 tablespoons superfine sugar
1/2 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped from the pod
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

METHOD
Combine all ingredients except vanilla seeds in blender or food processor. Process until smooth. Add seeds and refrigerate. Makes 6 servings

Nutrition Facts:
Amount Per Serving: Calories 42 - Calories from Fat 6
Percent Total Calories From: Fat 14%, Protein 36%, Carbohydrate 50%
Totals and Percent Daily Values (2000 calories): Fat 1g, Saturated Fat 0g, Cholesterol 5mg, Sodium 118mg, Total Carbohydrate 5g, Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 0g, Protein 4g, Vitamin A 54 units, Vitamin C 0 units, Calcium 0 units, Iron 0 units.

Courtesy of applesforhealth.com

Baked Potatoes

Now, this is a very simple baked potatoes recipe suitable for side dishes.

INGREDIENTS

5 baking potatoes, scrubbed
1/2 cup nonfat sour cream

METHOD
Preheat oven to 205°C. Bake potatoes for 45 minutes or until tender. Serve potatoes topped with a dollop of sour cream and seasoned with salt and pepper to taste. This make 5 servings.

Mushroom Pate

I love mushrooms. They're just simply one of my favourite ingredient to put in my cooking. Plus, they are low in calories, have no cholesterol and free from fat and sodium. Anyway, here is a recipe of mushroom pate I'd like to share. You can use pate to stuff mini pitas or spread on rye breads or dip it with corn chips. For this, you may use a variety of mushrooms such as fresh Oyster, Shiitake, or Portobello.

INGREDIENTS

3 tbsp canola oil
1/2 lb mushrooms, thinly sliced
1/2 tsp dried thyme
2 onions chopped
1/2 cup sunflower seeds or almond, finely ground
1/2 tbsp good tasting nutritional yeast or bread crumbs
1/4 tsp ground black pepper

METHOD

1. In large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat, cook onion for 3 minutes or until a little golden. Add mushrooms and cook for about 7 minutes, stirring often until browned and water has evaporated.
2. Put mixture into a blender or food processor and puree. Add sunflower seeds, salt and yeast. Puree until coarse.
3. Put into plastic wrap-lined serving dish (approximately 3 x 6 inches) and cover. Chill at least 1/2 hour before serving.

*Pate tastes best when chilled

Allspice (Pimenta officinalis)

Other Names

• Clove Pepper
• Jamaica Pepper
• Pimento

Properties and Benefits

• Anaesthetic - Deadens sensation.
  

• Analgesics - Relieves pain.
  

• Antiseptic - Prevents the growth of, or destroys bacteria.
  

• Aromatic - Has a pleasant odor.
  

• May be added to other formulas to improve taste.

• Carminative - Expels gas from the intestines to relieve colic or gripping.
  

• Stimulant - Energizes the body and quickens the physiological processes.
  

Symptoms Relieved

Gas:
Refers to discomfort from gas as a product of digestion.

Indigestion:
Inability or difficulty in digesting food.

Muscular aches:
Aching or stiffness in the muscles, may be from fever or physical exertion.

Neuralgia:
Pain that radiates along the nerve path.

Rheumatic pain:
Pain caused by inflammation in muscles, joints or fibrous tissue.


Parts of the Plant Used

Berries/Seeds/Nut

The berries and the oil extracted from them is the medicinal part of the plant.


Methods and Usage

Externally:

• Ointments, bath additives.
• Allspice in ointment form or a few drops of oil added to a bath may help to relieve muscle aches.

Infusion / Tea

Bring the water to a boil, add the herbs and remove from heat. Allow to steep 5 to 15 minutes. Strain and drink. By heating gently the violatile oils are preserved. This method is recommended for lighter, more delicate leaves and flowers. An infusion is how you make your average 'cup of tea' with a tea bag.
Crush or bruise whole Allspice berries before adding hot water.

Spice

The effect of the herb is very mild when taken this way. Think of it as a way to gently support the body rather than the heal an acute ailment.


Types of Energies

Hot:
Heats the body. Yang.

Sweet:
Nourishes and builds the whole body. Yang, warm.

Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria)

Other Names

• Cocklebur
• Liverwort
• Hsien-ho-tsao

Properties and Benefits

• Analgesics - Relieves pain.
  

• Anti-inflammatory - Reduces inflammation.
  

• Astringent - Contract or shrink skin tissue or mucus membranes. Dries and reduces discharge.
  

• Hemostatic - An agent that checks bleeding.
  

Symptoms Relieved

Cystitis:
Infection and inflammation of the urinary tract caused by bacteria and marked by painful, burning urination, increased urge and frequency, cramps, backache, fever.

Diarrhea:
Frequent intestinal evacuations with runny stools.

Agrimony helps to dry and reduce discharge.

Indigestion:
Inability or difficulty in digesting food. Agrimony stimulates digestive secretions.

Skin irritations:
Skin & mucus membrane irritations
Agrimony releives mild skin inflammation.

Sore Throat:
Throat pain due to inflammation of the throat and pharynx. Use Agrimony as a gargle for sore throats.



Parts of the Plant Used

• Above ground portion

Methods and Usage

Externally:
Ointments, bath additives.
Agrimony may be used for mild skin inflammation and to shrink bleeding hemorrhoids.

Infusion / Tea:
Bring the water to a boil, add the herbs and remove from heat. Allow to steep 5 to 15 minutes. Strain and drink. By heating gently the violatile oils are preserved. This method is recommended for lighter, more delicate leaves and flowers. An infusion is how you make your average 'cup of tea' with a tea bag.

Tincture:
Tinctures provide a concentrated extract of the herb that can be stored for a long time. The base is usually alcohol, but you can find glycerin or vinegar based tinctures. Tinctures are useful when you have an acute ailment, the taste of the herb is bitter or if the herb is to be taken over a long period of time. Note: the taste of bitter herbs on the taste buds is often what will trigger the body's response.


Types of Energies

Bitter:
Supports digestion and liver function. Cleanses the blood. Yin, cool, clearing, detoxifying, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antiparasitical.

Warm:
Warms the body. Yang.

Aloe Vera

Properties and Benefits

Cholagogue:
Increases the flow of bile from the gall-bladder.

Laxative:
Promotes the evacuation of the bowels. Relieves constipation.

Skin:
Use topically to prevent wrinkles and maintain healthy skin.

Vulnerary:
These are applied externally to the skin to heal and repair wounds and cuts.

Yin Tonic:
Nourishes and builds the yin energy.



Cautions:

• Avoid long term use.
• Long term use leads to losses of electrolytes, in particular potassium.
• Do not use while pregnant or nursing.
• Stimulates uterine contractions, do not use during pregnancy or breastfeeding as it may have purgative effects for the baby.

Symptoms Relieved

Abrasions:
A scrape or cut to the skin.

Constipation:
Delayed or infrequent passage of usually dry hardened feces.

Skin irritations:
Skin & mucus membrane irritations

Sunburn:
Inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to ultraviolet radiation especially sunlight.


Parts of the Plant Used

Juice:
The dried and fresh juice of the leaves and the gel from the leaves.



Methods and Usage

Eaten / Juiced:
The leaves or fruit may be eaten. The effect of the herb is very mild when taken this way. Think of it as a way to gently support the body rather than the heal an acute ailment.
Aloe gel or liquid can be taken internally.

Externally:
Ointments, bath additives.
Aloe gel can be used for sunburn, burns, healing skin, wrinkles.


Types of Energies

Neutral:
May be slightly warm or cool. Can be used to treat both hot or cold symptoms.

Sweet:
Nourishes and builds the whole body. Yang, warm.

Cancer Prevention

Believe it or not, diet and lifesyle choices are thoughtto contribute to about 60% of all cancer cases. Tobacco smoke, excessive exposure to radiation, some industrial chemicals, certain virusses and hormones are factors that increase to your chances of getting cancer. Also excessive amount of fat, alcohol, pickled and smoked food may also contribute to cancer. Fibres, certain nutrients, fruits and vegetables could help to protect you against it. For some people, although not exposed to the cancer-causing agent, may also get affected by the disease. A major factor in the development of cancer seems to be the immune system's ability to detect and destroy unstable oxygen molecules that cause cell damage.

Therefore, other than going for regular screening for cancer, you could also boost up your intake of cancer-fighting antioxidants which helps to inactivate the unstable oxygen molecules and aid the immune system in eradicatingearly cancer cells.

Vitamin C with flavanoids plays role in preventing many type of cancer, such as lung, oesophagus, stomach, bladder, cervix and colon cancer. Meanwhile Vitamin E may reduce the risk of breast, colon, and prostate cancer. Enyone who is concerned about preventing cancer is strongly advised to take all these supplements together along with mineral selenium regularly.

For extra protection, green tea extract and grape seed extract may help to prevent lung, breast, colon, stomach prostate and skin cancer.

Overall, you should eat more fruit, vegetables and fibre. And cutting down on fat, salt and sugar may help wonder too. By all means, this spell one thing, balanced diet. You should also be careful regarding going out in the sun and it is better to stay away from smoking too. Last but not least, don't forget to exercise.

Clinical Ecology

Also known as environmental medicine, clinical ecology attempts to heal illnesses that result from our surroundings. Clinical ecologists treat people who suffer from different allergies to foods and those who are adversely affected by chemicals in the environment, such as pesticides and petrol fumes.

A range of disorders may be caused by allergies and similar reactions. Clinical ecologists claim to be able to help people who suffer from asthma, headaches, psoriasis and eczema, repeated stomach upsets, long-standing fatigue, and rheumatoid arthritis.

Professional Consultation
The therapist may order tests of blood, urine and hair to detect your responses to different substances. For food allergies the simplest method of diagnosis is an exclusion diet, in which you eat only a small umber of different foods, gradually adding others until you find one that causes an adverse reaction. With the information from the various methods of analysis, the clinical ecologist recommends a diet or lifestyle that helps you avoid foods or substances that make you ill.

Chiropractic

Chiropractic is a manipulative therapy, primarily designed to treat disorders of the muscles and bones, especially the joints. The therapy began as a way of treating diseases by manipulating the bones of the spine, but modern chiropractors treat a wide range of musculoskeletal problems. People with joint problems, especially back pain, often report good results from chiropractic treatment. Other conditions - such as arthritis, rheumatism, migraine, and asthma - have also responded well to this form of therapy.

Professional Consultation
When you first visit a chiropractor, he or she examines you thoroughly, feels your spine and tests the mobility of your joints. The practitioner may also decide to take X-rays of your spine and check your blood pressure. He or she may then use gentle manipulative techniques on your joints and may also massage your muscles. The chiropractor may give you advice about exercises to help the mobility of your joints.

Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese doctors use herbs along with such techniques such as acupuncture, diet and exercise to provide a complete system of medical treatment. The goal is to regulate the flow through the body of vital energy called qi. The therapist examines you as a whole person, taking into account the health of your mind, body and spirit. He or she will examine your hair, eyes, skin and tongue, and also check your pulse.

The practitioner will recommend a treatment program to suit your particular symptoms rather than to cure a specific ailment. Chinese doctors prescribe from a wide variety of herbs, including some, such as ginseng and ginkgo, which are now well known in the West. The herbs are selected for such properties such as their ability to warm, cool, affect specific organs of the body, and regulate the flow of qi. For example, cooling herbs might be prescribed if you have a high temperature. You will usually be asked to make several return visits so the therapist can review the treatment. As Chinese herbalism is part of a complete medical system, practitioners claim to be able to treat a wide range of disorders.

Qi Gong

The term qi gong means "internal energy exercise". An ancient Chinese system of exercises, qi gong aims to stimulate the flow of energy, which Chinese doctors believe travels around the body along channels known as meridians. Qi gong therapy concentrates on your posture and breathing and teaches you how to focus your mind. There are also qi gong healers who try to use the energy to cure illnesses.

Many different forms of qi gong exist, but, in contrast to some Western exercise regimes, they're all gentle. Tai chi chuan is one well-known form of qi gong.

Buteyko Breathing

Konstantin Buteyko

This therapy is based on the work of a Russian scientist named Konstantin Buteyko. Its reasoning is that breathing too rapidly can cause chemical changes in the body that result in various health problems, including anxiety, muscle tension, headaches, dizziness and asthma. When you attend a Buteyko breathing course, you perform exercises in breathing slowly and holding your breath. Some asthma sufferers have been able to reduce their need for drug treatment after learning Buteyko breathing, but the therapy should be undertaken only in consultation with your doctor. People with asthma should not adjust their medication except on the advice of a medical practitioner.

Biorhythms

The theory behind biorhythms is that there are three fixed-length cycles that affect your health and performance in different areas of life. The physical cycle lasts 23 days and governs such areas as vitality, the immune system, confidence and sex drive. The emotional cycle lasts 28 days and affects creativity and moods. The intellectual cycle lasts 33 days and influences mental function.

Advocates of this theory believe it is possible to plot the biorhythms for your entire life, starting with your birth, as a series of graphs. Special computer programs are available to do this. When a particular cycle is at its peak, your performance and energy in that area are said to be at their highest; troughs indicate passive periods. You can use biorhythms to plan events in your life, scheduling important events that require high performance on days when one or more of your rhythms are high.

Biofeedback

This technique provides a way of measuring changes in the body, such as skin temperature and muscle tension. It is possible to use the power of thought to alter some of these changes, and this becomes easier when you can see the results on a meter or screen. Since many physical changes are related to illness, it is sometimes possible to treat the disease as well. For example, some people have been able to ease the pain of migraine by imagining the head getting cooler. Biofeedback can also be effective for stress-related problems suck as asthma, insomnia, anxiety and high blood pressure.

Professional Consultation
After instructing you in a specific relaxation technique, such as focusing on your breath, the therapist shows you how to read the meters and how to recognize the changes in your nervous system. The objective is to help you to bring on a state of relaxation by yourself.

Bioenergetics

This therapy relies on the idea that a "life force" flows through the human body and mind. If the flow is interrupted, it can result in illness. Therapies aim to unblock the flow of life energy, relieving tension and bringing emotional release. Practitioners claim success with anxiety and depression and with those affected by Down's syndrome and autism.

Professional Consultation
Bioenergetics begins with a one-to-one consultation with your practitioner. He assesses your problem and recommends a series of exercises designed to unblock your energy. Later, you may join a group session in which you can practice the exercises.

Biochemic Tissue Salts

Therapy with biochemic tissue salts is based on treatment with pills containing minerals in highly dilute form. The minute amounts of minerals contained in these pills make many orthodox doctors skeptical of the effectiveness of this form of therapy.

Bates Method

Dr. William H. Bates (1860 - 1931)

The Bates method is a system of exercises designed to improve poor eyesight. Devised by Dr. William H. Bates (1860 - 1931), the exercises are based on the idea that eyesight problems are often the result of the poor functioning of muscles around the eyes. Such disorders as far and nearsightedness, astigmatism and squinting may respond to regular practice of Bates method exercises.

Ayurvedic Medicine

The traditional Indian form of healing is called Ayurvedic medicine. Its premise is that health depends on a balance between the five basic elements, known as the doshas, each of which governs five body systems: ether (networks and channels within the body), earth (solid parts, such as bones), water (soft tissue or fluids), fire (the digestive system), and air (the nervous system and senses). The energy (prana) that connects them is also important.

Professional Consultation
The therapist aims to know about all the factors that can affect your health, from your medical history, lifestyle and even your astrological chart. Once the practitioner has examined you, taken your pulse and ask about your health, he may prescribe some treatments like detoxification (using steam, baths and essential oils), massage and herbal medicines. You will also be given advice about your diet, and the therapist may recommend yoga or some other suitable form of exercise. Ayurvedic doctors look on therapy as a system of medicine that can be used for any complaint. You may need a number of return visits, especially if you suffer from long-standing illness or health problems.

Autogenic Training

This system provides a highly effective way of relaxing and surviving stress. It can help prevent stress-related illnesses of various kinds, as well as being beneficial in treating different types of addiction.

A qualified practitioner will lead you through exercises designed to induce physiological states that bring out relaxation. These states include feelings of warmth, sensations of heaviness, concentration on the heartbeat, calm breathing, and sensations of cold on the forehead.

Anthroposophical Medicine

This form of therapy relies on the theory that each person has four systems that must be kept in balance: the physical body, the astral body (said to control the senses and emotional life), the etheric body (responsible for growth) and the ego (a person's conscious or self).

Anthroposophical physicians are qualified in an orthodox medicine but prefer to draw range of treatments, including herbal and homeopathic medicines, massage and creative therapies, whenever possible. With this broad approach, anthroposophical medicine claims to be able to deal with all types of ailments.

Alexander Technique

The objective of the Alexander technique is to improve your posture and the way you move and carry out everyday actions in order to reduce effort and muscle tension and improve overall health. This technique was thought up by an Australian actor, Frederick Matthias Alexander (1869 - 1955).

Frederick Matthias Alexander (1869 - 1955)

Professional Consultation

When you begin a series of Alexander lessons, the teacher assesses the way you stand, sit and move. He or she then uses gentle manipulation to show you what your best posture and body movements feel like. You are also told how to encourage good posture and movement and how to discourage tension between lessons.

Many Alexander technique students feel better after their first lesson, but most need about 25 lessons before they can achieve lasting results. Teachers have reported benefits to people who suffer from a range of disorders, including digestive problems, heart and circulation disorders, breathing difficulties, gynaecological conditions and back pain.

Acupuncture Therapy

Part of the system of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture aims to restore the body to a state of health and balance by regulating the flow of "qi" (energy) along a series of lines, called meridians, that are believed to run through the body. Acupuncturists regulate the qi mainly by inserting fine needles into the skin at particular points on the meridians. Each point is thought to affect a certain organ or function. Acupuncturists claim to be able to treat a wide variety of diseases, including anxiety and depression, musculoskeletal problems, high blood pressure and circulation problems, menstrual and menopausal symptoms, headaches, allergic rhinitis and back pain.

Professional Consultation
On your first visit, the acupuncturist takes a detailed medical history and asks you questions about your lifestyle. He would examine your tongue and skin tone and takes your twelve meridian pulses - six on each wrist. Most people will need to make further visits, the number depending on the problem.

The most common form of treatment is the insertion of needles. This is usually painless, although you may feel a slight tingle. The needles are left in place for a time ranging from a few minutes to half an hour. You may also be given other treatments, such as acupressure and moxibustion (the burning of a herb called moxa over an acupuncture point).

Tadalafil, Sollution For Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction is a symptom when men experience the inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient to complete sexual intercourse. This more than often will cause frustration and humiliation to both men and their partner. Tadalafil (Cialis) is used to treat this impotency by increasing blood flow to the penis during sexual simulation, resulting an erection. Although it does not work as a cure, it can be a succesful solution for men with impotence. Mind you, Tadalafil does not work as a sexual desire enhancer.

Taken orally, it is usually taken without food and work most effectively when taken about one hour before the sexual activity. Different people achieve different result as how long it will work but for some men the effect will start to shows within 30 minutes and stay effective for up to 36 hours. However, Tadalafilshould not be consume more than once within every 24 hours.

There are side effects, of course. As I list below:

• Headache
• Indigestion or heartburn
• Flushing
• Pain in the back, muscles, or any limb
• Stuffy or runny nose
  

Do not hesitate to call your doctor if any of these symptoms occurs:

• Sudden severe loss of vision (see below for more information)
• Blurred vision
• Changes in color vision (seeing a blue tinge on objects or having difficulty telling the difference between blue and green)
• Erection that lasts longer than 4 hours
• Chest pain
• Hives
• Rash
  

Also, inform your doctor or pharmacist regarding your medical condition and your diet before taking Tadalafil

To buy Tadalafil (Cialis) online, click here.

Zolpidem Tartrate - For Those Who Can't Sleep

Insomnia is a big pain in the neck. Without sleeping, your body wouldn't get the rest that it need causing you to feel weak, moody and unable to concentrate. Zolpidem Tartrate is a drug generic that can be use as a short-term treatment for insomnia. Although natural sleeping is the best way to go, Zolpidem can help you sleep, and stay asleep without being awaken prematurely, helping you to get a good night's sleep that your body needs without any lingering drowsiness the next day.

Although rare, side effects when taking Zolpidem are as below:

• Allergy
• Daytime drowsiness
• Dizziness
• Drugged feeling
• Headache
• Indigestion
• Nausea
  

Different people react differently to the prescribtions. However, do keep in mind that sleep medications if used regularly for more than a few weeks may lose it effectiveness. Also, you could end up depending on them especially when you're taking them at high doses. When taking Zolpidem, DO NOT drink alcohol. It could increase the drug's side effects.

To buy Zolpidem Tartrate online, click here.

Sibutramine - A Weight Loss Wonder Pills

Sibutramine is a generic of Meridia, usually being used in order to treat obessity. In fact, the Food and Drug Administration itself has approved Sibutramine as an obesity management method. It's more of an appetite suppressant that works by sending a signal to your brain, giving you a sense of being full. How, you might ask? Sibutramine affects the chemicals that are related to the weight maintanance in your body.

Some people call Sibutramine a 'wonder pill' for it fast performance. However, it is only being used as a short-term diet plan, which is up to about twelve months. After that, it is better for you to stick on a proper and balance diet in order to maintain your weight. In fact, it is adviseable for you to start on a healthy diet while you're on the pills itself.

By all means, 'wonder pill' do have some side effects, such as:

• Agitation or irritability
• Anxiety
• Back pain
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Difficulty sleeping
• Dizziness
• Drowsiness
• Dry mouth
• Gas
• Headache
• Nausea or vomiting
• Skin problems
• Stomach problems
• Sweating
• Taste disturbance
• Throat irritation or pain
  

If you lose 4 pounds or more during your first month taking the Sibutramine is a good sign. AYou should have your blood pressure and heart rate check from time to time while taking Sibutramine. And do not forget to tell you prescriber about your medical condition before taking it.

To buy Sibutramine (Meridia) or other generic drugs online, click here.