What Happens With Your Body When You Stop Smoking?

Probably many people know the dangers of smoking, but are not quitting this habit, because they choose more to enjoy in cigarettes, rather than worry about their health.

And maybe more often they do not want to know the real truth about smoking as a cause of serious diseases. If you do not care in long term period, make sure about your close future. See what positive changes will happen if you stop smoking. Then stop and see for yourself.

In 20 minutes your blood pressure will come down to normal.

In 8 hours the level of carbon monoxide (a poisonous gas) in your bloodstream will be cut by half, and oxygen levels will return to normal. 

In 48 hours the chances to get a heart attack will decrease. The whole nicotine will leave your body and feelings of smell and taste will return to normal levels.

In 72 hours, your breathing paths will relax and the energy level will increase.

In two weeks blood circulation will increase and will continue to improve over the next 10 weeks. In 3-9 months, coughing, difficult breathing and general respiratory problems will decrease as a result of increasing the capacity of your lungs by 10%.

In 72 hours, your breathing paths will relax and the energy level will increase.

In two weeks blood circulation will increase and will continue to improve over the next 10 weeks. In 3-9 months, coughing, difficult breathing and general respiratory problems will decrease as a result of increasing the capacity of your lungs by 10%.

Source: HealthyFoodTeam

Seven Foods That Fight Inflammation and Belly Fat

1. Fruits and vegetables

All fruits and vegetables, due to their rich nutrient and fiber content, help to combat chronic inflammation, so make sure to include adequate amounts of these foods daily. Some types of fresh produce, however, are even more potent than others.

Some terrific anti-inflammatory fruits and vegetables to include in your meal plan include apples, berries, broccoli, mushrooms, papaya, pineapple, and spinach.

2. Green tea

This mild beverage is great for helping shrink your waistline as well as for decreasing inflammation. The flavonoids in this tea have natural anti-inflammatory properties. And the compound EGCG in green tea has been shown to help reduce body fat.

3. Monounsaturated fats

These heart-healthy fats help raise your healthy HDL cholesterol levels and reduce overall inflammation. Great sources include olive oil, almonds, and avocado.

4. Omega-3 fatty acid

Research has shown that a diet with a high percentage of omega-3 fatty acids and a low percentage of omega-6 fatty acids has been linked with decreased inflammation. Food sources of omega-3s include walnuts, flaxseed, and fish, such as wild Alaskan salmon.

5. Spices

Certain spices, including garlic, 

turmeric, cinnamon, ginger, and chili 

peppers, have potent inflammation-

reducing capabilities, so try adding 

  them to meals as often as possible.

6. Water

Staying hydrated is essential to flushing 

inflammation-causing toxins out of your 

body. Aim for 64 ounces of water per day. 

Remember: Add an additional 

8 ounces of water for every 

30 minutes of exercise as well.       

7.  Whole grains

Rich in fiber, whole grains help control the insulin response in 

your body. The high B vitamin content of whole grains also 

helps reduce the inflammatory hormone homocystine in the 

body.

Source: Belly Fat Diet For Dummies

Aluminum in Deodorants Can Cause Breast Cancer. Use Lime to Eliminate Body Odor

Sweating is a natural process that protects the body from overheating, such as during hot and humid weather or intensive physical work.  Excess thermal energy is evaporated through the sweat particles  which contributes to the cooling of the body.  The human body has a large number of sweat glands, but most of us are annoyed with armpit sweat. The armpits contain the most active sweat glands, thus they emit sweat frequently.  This sweat is enriched with fatty acids and proteins which leave their residue on clothes.

Sweating is an important function of our body. Excessive sweating is called hyperhidrosis. When sweat starts to smell it becomes annoying and inconvenient, so we begin to actively use deodorants and antiperspirants. Well, getting rid of armpit sweat altogether is not what you should be worrying about. Sweat is good; it contains chemicals that fight diseases. According to a recent study, the chemicals found in sweat contain natural antibiotics that can kill dangerous germs. So, getting rid of one of the most important functions of the body, would not be wise. However, you can get rid of the smell that comes with sweaty armpits with proven methods from folk medicine.

Aluminum in Deodorants Can Cause Breast Cancer. Use Lime to Eliminate Body Odor.

It is believed that the results it gives are just fantastic. Just cut the lime in half (not very ripe), and then wipe each of the halves on each armpit. It is possible that after rubbing lime, the skin under the arms will brighten a little, but don’t worry,  the color of the skin will be restored soon after. Lime’s ability to combat armpit sweat is due to its acidity.  The acid in the lime juice helps reduce sweat production and can work as a natural deodorant. Additionally,  limes have strong antibacterial properties (bacteria is what we smell).

Source: Living Traditionally

WWDC 2015 live: Apple prepares to launch music streaming, iOS 9, new Mac OS and Apple Watch improvements

Join us on June 8 at 10 a.m. PDT for our special event. 

Watch the live video and follow every moment on apple.com/live.

Apple is gearing up for one of its biggest events of the year — the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), where it shows off the newest software for all of its devices.

The event will begin at 6pm UK time on Monday. Apple will be livestreaming the event, either online at its website or using a special Apple TV app — but users can only (legitimately) do so using Apple products. 

The Worldwide Developers Conference is the time of year that Apple shows off its most important new software — including updates to iOS, Mac OS, iTunes, the Apple Watch and more

Physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking Says He Would Consider Assisted Suicide If He Had 'Nothing More To Contribute'

Acclaimed physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking says he would contemplate ending his own life through assisted suicide if he ever became too much trouble to care for or if he felt he could no longer live a productive life.

"To keep someone alive against their wishes is the ultimate indignity. I would consider assisted suicide only if I were in great pain or felt I had nothing more to contribute but was just a burden to those around me," Hawking told British comedian Dara O’Briain for an upcoming BBC television piece, The Guardian reports.

But the 74-year-old scientist said he'd be "damned if I'm going to die before I have unravelled more of the universe," according to The Telegraph.

Hawking has spoken previously about assisted suicide -- or assisted dying, as it's referred to in the United Kingdom. Last year, both the scientist and Desmond Tutu strongly backed a parliamentary bill that would allow doctors to provide a lethal dose of medication to terminally ill patients with less than six months to live, Slate reported.

Assisted dying is currently illegal in the U.K.

The issue made headlines in the United States last November when terminally ill Brittney Maynard chose to end her own life under Oregon's Death with Dignity Act. Throughout her final months, Maynard became a strong advocate for patients' rights.

"I do not want to die. But I am dying. And I want to die on my own terms," she wrotein a blog post for CNN.

Britain's director of public prosecutions announced last October that doctors and nurses in the country who help the terminally ill take their own lives would be less likely to face criminal charges.

Hawking, subject of the Oscar-nominated "The Theory of Everything," told the BBC last year that he tried to commit suicide in the 1980s "by not breathing" but "the reflex to breathe was too strong." He currently isn't in any pain, The Telegraph reports, but suffers discomfort sometimes because he's unable to adjust his position.

"We should not take away the freedom of the individual to choose to die," Hawking told the BBC.

Source: Huffington Post

WORLD'S LONGEST AIRCRAFT TO FLY CHINA-US ROUTES BY JANUARY 2015

The world's longest aircraft, Boeing 747-8, with a total length of 76.4 metres will begin flight on the Beijing-New York and Beijing-San Francisco routes from January 2015. Air China disclosed this on Thursday November 6. The Boeing 747-8 have been operating on Beijing-Shanghai and Beijing-Guangzhou routes since early October when it joined Air China's fleet.

Boeing 747-8 jumbo passenger jet was unveiled February 13, 2011 at the company's commercial airplane manufacturing facility based in Everett, Washington.

Boeing 747-8 has 365 seating capacity and maximum flight range of 14,815km. Air China will become the first Asian airline plane to use this model of aircraft.

 

 

 

CAREER INSIGHT: Career in Science; Many JAMBITES are just ignorant

College and secondary school students who are interested in science are often held in the dilemma of making careers choices or just deciphering what they really want to achieve from the study of science. Obviously the sciences are usually held as classics in our schools and students of science in the senior classes also enjoy the prestige as well as the respect from school mates, family and friends.

However, the knowledge of career opportunities available to an average science student in a typical secondary school in Nigeria is very minimal, in adequate and worst of all, highly stereotyped. Imagine this scenario, which I believe everyone can relate with. Sure, if you ask JAMBITES who have majored in science about their preferred course of study in the universities, there’s absolutely a high probability of getting a stereotypical mention of Medicine, Pharmacy and Engineering (mainly Petrochemical, Mechanical and Electrical/Electronics) among over 90% of the students!

 

 

It’s clear therefore that many students leave school with little knowledge of the vast areas of specialization in science which keeps on increasing by the day as a result of new discoveries and breakthroughs. Even our unending need to understand more concepts and specific areas of a body of science have led to the use of tools and methods that were traditionally employed in a particular field. This has also given rise to courses that are multidisciplinary and are currently at the frontiers of science. Typical examples are Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology among others.

Career insight in science therefore tops the list of pressing needs of students in senior secondary schools. In fact, “What course do you want to study in the university?” have become a real nightmare question for many young aspiring scientists. Additionally, the twin challenge of meeting up with parents’ desires and dreams of going into one of the ‘hottest’ or say, professional courses in science makes career choice even more of a frustration and helpless situation. We see also that parents have themselves stereotyped what a lucrative and successful career in science should be and anything different would never be good enough for their wards who they should be proud in some couple of years to have as doctors, pharmacists and engineers. Of course, the society would have to respect them more for having children in those professions; a skewed thinking that have caused so many untold damages and frustrations.

Career advice and counseling are very essential for students, as early as junior secondary years. Focusing on a student’s area of competence/strengths and skills is key, followed by interest. It would be so difficult for many especially parents to agree, however the reality remains that career choice is all about the student, and must be carefully and deliberately left for the student to make; though not without good enough guidance from parents, teachers and even elder siblings. Students must also be open for criticism and probing concerning their preferred choices and career paths, and be sure to put every issue raised into perspective before the final important decision.

 

I want every JAMBITE to know that there are a thousand and one careers in science they can successfully go into from Agriculture to Public Health, down to Zoology. A student also has no business going into any discipline s/he has neither interest nor good at, no matter who is pressurizing or cajoling them. Careers must not be pursued just to proof points that are baseless. Students should study wide and get more knowledge of the diverse wonderful and useful careers in science.

§  JAMBITE; a term (colloquial) used in referring to Nigerian Secondary school leavers (including those about to leave high school) who are preparing for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.