Green tea may help protect against Parkinsons

A new study has suggested that green tea may protect brain cells against Parkinson's disease. Chinese researchers examined the effects of green tea polyphenols, a group of naturally occurring chemical substances found in plants that have antioxidant properties, in an animal model of Parkinson's disease. Corresponding and senior author Dr. Baolu Zhao, of the Institute of Biophysics, Academia Sinica in Beijing said previous research has indicated that green tea possesses neuroprotective...

Soy good for elderly women

Older women who eat traditional Japanese soy-based foods on a regular basis face lower risks of heart disease, according to a study. Soybeans - eaten as tofu, miso soup or Japanese fermented beans known as "natto" - have a high amount of isoflavones, a natural source of estrogen similar to the female hormone, the study found. The risk of heart attacks or strokes for a woman who consumed soy at least five times a week was 0.39 compared with 1 for a woman who consumed the least, the study...

No salt diet lowers blood pressure

Simply avoiding pre-salted food and not adding salt to food can result in a modest but statistically significant reduction in blood pressure, research findings suggest. A modest reduction in dietary salt reduced sodium content in the urine by about 35 percent, and lowered daytime blood pressure by 12.1 mm Hg systolic and 6.8 mm Hg diastolic in patients with high blood pressure (hypertension) not taking anti-hypertensive medication, reports Dr. Javad Kojuri. Blood pressure readings at night...

A pint of beer is better than water after a workout

Having a glass of beer is a better option than drinking water after exercising, says a Granada University study. The study led by Professor Manuel Garzon, of Granada's medical faculty, made the discovery after conducting tests on 25 students over several months. In the study the participants were asked to run on a treadmill under stifling temperatures of 40C, until they were close to exhaustion. Researchers measured their hydration levels, concentration ability and motor skills, after...

10 foods that make people happier

While food gives people energy, it can also make people happier. Usually when people are feeling depressed, they go see a psychologist, but food can also lift people's spirits. Scientific studies show that foods such as deep sea fish, bananas, grapefruits, all wheat bread, spinach, cherries, garlic, pumpkins, low fat milk and chicken can help fight against depression. Read on to find out more. 1 Deep sea fish Studies show that people living by the sea appear much happier than those living...

If heart seascape – Hong Kong free line on 4th

Traveling schedule number of days: 4 days of line respective travel agency: Shanghai Jinjiang traveling limited company Line current group information and order condition: Presently group date: 2009-10-08 Presently team price Main price: Basic price: 1980.0 Yuan Related price: Airplane ticket tax: 380.0 Yuan; At present rolls the condition to explain: At present this group to had passport (the Hong Kong, Macao tour for pass) user to provide Consultation reservation hot line:...

The port female business trip Indonesia infection paratyphoid several nearly turn into the vegetable (figure) _Hong Kong, Macao channel _New China net

    Hong Kong female business trip Indonesia infects “paratyphoid” to fear changes calls the vegetable, Liang US, Finland () visits to the hospital. Picture origin: Da Gong Bao     According to Hong Kong "Da Gong Bao", during Hong Kong 28-year-old woman employee business trip Indonesia, catches “paratyphoid”, several nearly turn into “vegetable”, carries on better Chinese medicine treatment...

2.46 a meters man seeks marriage to request the brides side body excellent 1.7 meters (chart) the _society channel _New China net

“Giant” presented brings in “bean noodles” innumerable reporter Yang Donghua/to absorb     The height 2.46 meters and are also higher than a 27-year-old young fellow to come Zheng Zhenghun Yao Ming     Who is willing to marry the world first person of high skill?     World first giant Zhao Liang comes to Zhengzhou, 27-year-old he, still not pleasing object, came Zhengzhou intimate, wants to...

“Black and white” buying homes contract circumvention law does not have the effect

“Black and white” buying homes contract The circumvention law does not have the effect Mr. Qin: I bought a Wang set of house, the house cost am 1.2 million Yuan. To little pay taxes, we signed buying homes funds are 800,000 Yuan contracts and handle the net to sign the procedure. We have dispute in the fulfillment contract, Wang proposed that takes the actual cost 1.2 million Yuan as the cardinal number computation penalty, but I think that should take 800,000 Yuan as the basis...

The emotion dispute boy jumps into the river

Last evening 5:40, in the Benxi road Jiangpu street intersection, a 18-year-old boy jumped into the river, when to today deadline for acceptance of drafts had not been salvaged to come ashore. The eyewitness said that at that time this boy and a girl spoke on the Benxi highway bridge, the words were intense. The girl turns around to get out of the way, the boy crawls to the bridge approach parapet on. The girl hurries to beckon with the hand to urge the boy do not make the piffle, the boy...