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Maintaining heart health is a must for anyone who wants a long life, because heart disease is often the cause of death. Of foods with essential nutrients for heart health, we need to realize and improved. In addition to requiring significant makronutien such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, the body also needs micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals in order to function optimally. One of the important minerals that are often overlooked and not even considered its existence in the daily diet is potassium.

The team of researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, led by Susanna C. Larsson says that, for every increase of 1,000 mg of potassium in the daily diet, may reduce the risk of stroke by 11 percent for the next 5-14 years. The benefits for heart is to suppress high blood pressure and maintain body fluid system by pulling excess water under the skin to flow to the muscles and organs of the body.

And if your potassium levels drop then stroke and heart disease will also be lurking. So be careful. Consider your daily eating habits and see if you are getting enough potassium in your diet.

Getting the potassium intake is easy. Potassium can be obtained from natural food sources around us such as, pumpkin, root crops, banana, papaya, avocado, and much more. While the group of vegetable and animal-based foods, potassium can be obtained from, carrots, spinach, nonfat yogurt, peas, salmon, tuna and many more. Here are some foods rich in potassium and their potassium in each serving.

Cancer and HIV is a disease that no medicine can cure effective. That may change with the development of new therapies by scientists in Japan. Found a potential theraphy cure HIV and cancer from a study in Japan. HIV theraphy it's reported regarded as the best method because it can reduce the likelihood of rejection of the transplant.

The scientists at the RIKEN Center of Allergy and Immunology and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, discover how to improve the patient's immune system.
A study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell research focuses on cytotoxic T cells, the immune cells that can quickly identify the signs of an attack cancer cells.

When foreign cells, whether cells, viruses, or bacteria invade, the body actually has to make its own defense mechanism, by mobilizing immune cells to fight it. Only, this defense system is not too strong to face the disease, such as cancer and HIV. Therefore, the researchers hope to inject additional cells, the immune system can be strengthened in the fight against the two diseases.

The study involved two experiments with different targets. The experiment targets skin cancer cells, while others target HIV. The researchers were able to extract the T cells against cell disease which is then converted into the number of stem cells that can add up quickly. Stem cells that have been produced had converted back to T cells In theory, this new T cells should be stronger to fight skin cancer and HIV.

The scientists said the findings are an innovative breakthrough, but still at an early stage. It remains unclear whether the re-engineered T cells could actually fight infections that they created. In addition, the safety of this method when applied to people with cancer or HIV are also not considered.

John Burn, from the Institute of Medical Genetics at the University of Newcastle, UK, expressed concerns about the results of this study.

  "If the T cells engineered proves effective, it remains a challenge to produce a large amount, but still safe and economically," he said. "Even so, the results of this study provide real promise for a new treatment alternative when conventional therapies have failed."

source: www.medicaldaily.com

 Cases of renal disease is generally caused by the type of beverage consumed. In fact, besides the risk of kidney disease caused by obesity in adolescence. These risks can be reduced if the teenager can lose weight. Obesity in young at higher risk renal disease disorders in adulthood.

Research on the health effects of obesity for renal conducted by a team led Dr.Asaf Vivante which collects data on nearly 1.2 million children aged 17 years. Respondents are teenagers who will take the test military in Israel between January 1967 and December 1997.

The researchers then connect these young people with the condition documentation of end-stage renal disease. During the 30 years of the study period, they found 700 men and 160 women suffering from end-stage renal failure.

Vivante estimate the risk of renal failure increased six-fold in those who are overweight and 19-fold in those who were obese.

Interestingly, the risk of renal disease was not only higher in those who suffer from diabetes but also healthy people without diabetes.

Even so, according to Dr.David Katz, director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center, said that the weight is not the sole factor trigger renal disease. "Another factor involved is the lifestyle or the environment," he said.

Nobody likes having insomnia, but for those who suffer hipertens, and reportedly Insomnia will worsen high blood pressure.

Study of 230 hypertensive patients, average age 58 years, researchers from the University of Pisa in Italy, found that female patients have a poorer quality of sleep than men. Most participants slept six hours or less each night.

"There are some studies that show a link between the risk of hypertension and insomnia and short sleep duration. However there has been no research that looked at the impact of insomnia on the severity of hypertension," said Rosa Maria Burno, researchers say.

Bruno concluded, insomnia in patients with hypertensive women not only affects the quality of life but also increase blood pressure reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease is greater.

Currently, about 75 million Americans are diagnosed with hypertension, and 50 million people taking antihypertensive medication. But drugs are not always able to control blood pressure.

Hypertension is considered resistant if the patient was taking two or three drugs, but her blood pressure reading is above 140/90 mmHg.

According to Bruno, although the study did not analyze why it is difficult to sleep aggravate hypertension, sleep disorders and cardiovascular disease but very related.

Difficulty sleeping is also associated with obesity and diabetes, which affects the blood pressure-lowering drugs work.

In general, the results of this study emphasize the importance of a healthy lifestyle to maintain blood pressure, such as by having a healthy sleep pattern and diligent exercise.

Liver can be easily attacked by diseases caused by viruses or bacteria in the body. Liver cancer needs to be aware of. Untukmencegah way is to know the symptoms of liver disease. So to know the causes and symptoms of liver disease.

Some of the major cause of liver disease are:

Hepatitis virus

cholesterol

Drugs and herbs

alcohol

other infections

Symptoms of liver disorders

Symptoms that appear in different liver damage depends on the cause, but there are some common symptoms that arise, such as:

1.Jaundice / yellow

Symptoms of yellow is the most common symptom in case of liver disorders. This is due to the flow of bile and metabolic disorders resulting in accumulation in the body. Yellow due to liver disorders should be seen from the eyes of the patient and not from the skin or the palm of the hand.

2. Nausea and vomiting

Because the liver is the organ that plays a role in the digestive process, so if there is damage, then the digestion will be disturbed and cause nausea and vomiting.

3. Vomiting and black blood CHAPTER

When liver damage is in the phase of cirrhosis or liver cancer, complications following is bleeding from the stomach. This will cause vomiting and black dirt.

4. belly bulge

Belly bulge also appeared on stage cirrhosis liver damage or cancer due to accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity. Other symptoms that may occur include, easy bruising and bleeding due to impaired formation of clotting factors, feeling weak and tired.

The cause of cancer is typically not known with certainty because the causes of cancer can be a combination of a set of factors, genetic and environmental. However, there are several factors that allegedly increase the risk of cancer, as follows:

1. Heredity
Genetic factors cause some families have a higher risk for certain cancers when compared to other families. The type of cancer in the family is likely inherited breast cancer, ovarian cancer, skin cancer and colon cancer. For example, a woman's risk of developing cancer increased 1.5 s / d 3 times if her mother or sister had breast cancer.

2. Environmental Factors
- Cigarette smoking increases the risk of lung cancer - lung, mouth, larynx (vocal cords), and bladder.
- Ultraviolet rays from the sun
- Ionizing radiation (which is carcinogenic) used in x-ray beam generated from nuclear power plants and atomic bombs that can reach great distances. For example, survivors of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II, high risk of blood cell cancers, such as leukemia.

3. Factors Foods containing chemicals.
Food can also be a risk factor for other important causes of cancer, particularly cancers of the digestive tract. Examples of the types of foods that can cause cancer are:
- Smoked and pickled food (in the form of pickles) increase the risk of gastric cancer
- Drinks that contain alcohol cause higher risk for esophageal cancer.
- Substance food coloring
- Heavy metals such as mercury are often found in contaminated seafood such as shellfish, fish, etc..
- Variety of food (sweet, flour) are processed in excess.

4. Virus
Viruses that can cause cancer and suspected include:
- Papilloma Virus causes genital warts (genital) presumably is one of the causes of cervical cancer in women.
- Cytomegalovirus causes Kaposi's sarcoma (cancer of the blood vessel system that is characterized by red skin lesions)
- Hepatitis B virus can cause liver cancer.
- Epstein - Bar (in Africa) causes Burkitt's lymphoma, while in China this virus causes cancer of the nose and throat. This occurs because of environmental and genetic factors.
- Retro Virus in humans such as the HIV virus causes lymphoma and other blood cancers.

5. Infection
- The parasite Schistosoma (bilharzia) may cause bladder cancer due to chronic irritation of the bladder. However, other chronic irritants do not cause cancer.
- Infection by Clonorchis causing pancreatic and bile duct cancer.
- Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that may be the cause of gastric cancer, and suspected bacteria causing injury and chronic inflammation of the stomach resulting in increased speed of the cell cycle.

6. Behavioral factors
-The behavior in question is smoking and eating foods that contain lots of fat and meat are preserved also drink alcoholic beverages.

-Sexual behavior ie intercourse early age and frequently changing sexual partners.

7. Hormonal balance disorders

The hormone estrogen serves to stimulate the growth of cells which tend to encourage cancer, while progesterone protects the excessive cell growth. - There is a tendency for excess estrogen and progesterone deficiency causes an increased risk of breast cancer, cervical cancer, cervical cancer and cancers of the prostate and testicles in men.

8. Psychological factors, emotional
Severe stress can cause the body's cellular balance disruption. Constant state of tension can affect the cell, where cells become hyperactive and change the nature of a malignant cancer causing.

9. Free radicals
Free radical is an atom, group of atoms, or molecules that have an unpaired electron in circles free exterior. Sources - sources of free radicals are:

One of the neurological disorder is the risk arising from aging or age or neuropathy is a nerve disorder. As people age, the risk of neurological disorders will be higher.

Neurological disorders because of aging is one factor that can influence the occurrence of neuropathy or conditions that affect the nervous system, in which the nerve fibers become damaged as a result of injury or disease. Other factors can also lead to neuropathy is a disease of blood sugar or diabetes, and the treatment process.Neurological disorders are also easier to attack people with diabetes. It is common in patients aged over 40 years.

neuropathy generally experienced by approximately 26 percent, or one in four aged 40 years and over. While in patients with diabetes, prevalence rate increased to 50 percent, or one of the two patients. In fact, neuropathy can also attack people who have deficiencies or lack of vitamin B1, B6 and B12 with symptoms caused them pain, tingling, numbness or numbness, numbness, muscle stiffness, cramps and so forth.Generally neuropathy is often not recognized as a disease.
    
Only seen as a common condition due to complications from other diseases, but if left unchecked, this condition can interfere with mobility neuropathy patients.
Special people with neuropathy due to age or aging, if not treated properly, it can be a severe, potentially causing other complications.

The risk of neuropathy in diabetic patients, the increase in size with age and duration of diabetes suffered.

Beware of foods that cause disease stroke. Hypertension, headache may be ditanngulangi, tetapai stroke attack suddenly becomes a difficult problem. Preventing denganolahraga and healthy food. Well, watch out for these 5 foods cause a stroke.

A disease affecting the blood vessels of the brain's nerve system is highly lethal, and the main cause paralysis. Stroke can strike without warning symptoms or alias of a sudden.

Unhealthy lifestyle such as eating fatty foods is one of the evil that led to the destruction of blood vessels, which in turn will trigger a stroke. Therefore, the selection of foods in the daily menu becomes important.

There are some foods that you should be aware as early as possible and limit their consumption. Want to know what food is? Here is the explanation, as quoted, Caring.com:

1. Crackers, chips and fried

Muffins, donuts, chips, crackers, or baked foods are high in trans fats, oils terhidrogen used in its manufacture. Consumption of these foods should be limited karen trans fats have harmful properties of being able to block or clog blood vessels, increasing the concentration of lipids (fats) and bad cholesterol in the blood and lowering good cholesterol.
A study at the University of North Carolina United States found that women who mengasup 7 grams of trans fat each day (two orders of donuts or half a serving of French fries) had a stroke risk 30 percent higher than women who ate just 1 gram of trans fat per day.

2. Processed meat and cigarettes

Processed meat and cigarettes are nasty contributors to stroke risk factors triggers. Processed meats generally have a high content of sodium and preservatives. The experts concluded, sodium nitrate and nitrite can directly damage blood vessels, causing arteries to harden and narrow.

Many studies have linked the consumption of processed meats to coronary artery disease (CAD). A meta-analysis of research in the journal Circulation estimated that an increase of 42 percent in the risk of coronary heart disease for those who eat one serving of processed meat per day.

3. Consumption of soda

The decision to replace sugary drinks with diet soda seems like a smart solution to lose weight and promote heart health. But in fact, soda consumption can trigger a stroke coming.

Those who consume soft drinks per day had a risk of suffering a stroke by 48 percent. A study at Columbia University involving 2,500 people age 40 or older and found that daily soda drinkers had a 60 percent higher risk of stroke, heart attack, and coronary artery disease than those who did not consume soda.

4. Red meat

The experts concluded that women who consume large portions of red meat every day have a higher chance of stroke by 42 percent. The findings are based on observations made during the approximately 10 years of 35,000 participants all of whom are women.

Researchers have long known that the saturated fat in red meat increases the risk of stroke and heart disease by clogging the arteries through a gradual buildup of plaque proteins. Researchers urged to replace red meat with fish consumption. Also, choose other protein sources such as beans, legumes, tofu, and nonfat dairy.

5. Canned food and fast food

Assess nutritional experts, some canned foods that contain levels of sodium and salt (sodium) too high is not recommended for frequent consumption. Because the salt or sodium may directly affect the risk of stroke. Heart and Stroke Association of the United States recommends, sodium intake should not exceed 1,500 mg per day.

A latest research says, people who consume more than 4,000 mg of sodium a day, double the risk of stroke than those who mengasup 2,000 mg or less. Therefore, experts are suggesting me to always read food labels carefully. In addition, do not also glued to alert food that tastes salty. You also need to examine food labels that contain sodium in other forms such as baking soda, baking powder, MSG (monosodium glutamate), disodium phosphate, sodium alginate.

The food in the non-food wicked to be avoided, but be careful and prudent in consuming, to maintain health, away from a stroke.