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We love sharing sustainable options for health and wellness! Keeping plants indoors is one of the easiest ways to improve life, so we have made a list of the top 5 best indoor house plants for improved air quality.This is a super, easy, and cheap way to improve quality of life. Air is one of the most important factors in good health. If you want proof of that, consider how long you can go without breathing air vs. how long you can go without food or water. This is such an import issue, and plants are such an easy solution, that NASA studied Indoor Houseplants for Indoor Air Pollution Abatement. Plants are natural air filters. They absorb some of the particulates from the air and at the same time take in carbon dioxide, which is then processed into oxygen through photosynthesis and released into the environment. Further, soil is full of microbes that cleanse the air as well. So not only are these plants neutralizing toxic air, but they are also producing oxygen rich healthy air! The plants in this article are so good at creating high quality air that they can even alchemize toxins from the air such as formaldehyde, benzene and trichloroethylene! These plants need little to no maintenance and do well even with under or over watering. They only need water when they feel dry. Over watering is sometimes as common a problem as under watering. The easiest solution for protection from over watering is to use a pot with holes in the bottom. If the pot has holes in it, you can put a saucer under the pot and keep water in the saucer. This reduces the regularity of needing to water as the plants can absorb the water from the saucer/tray as they need it without the roots being flooded/rotted. Here's a sustainable BONUS tip: you can pour the cooled water from cooking spaghetti or potatoes into your houseplants (or any other "throw away" water - as long as it doesn't have excess chemicals in it). Below are top 5 indoor plants that are easy to care for and are best at improving air quality:
2. Aloe Aloe absorbs air pollutants. When the pollutant load in the air becomes too high, aloe will develop brown spots. This is an AWESOME bonus as it is an easy way to monitor the quality of your air and if the spots do develop it gives you warning. You can then either get more plants or change locations so as to live in a place that is not so toxic! But wait, there's more! Aloe is super medicinal; the gel can be used to soothe burns, cuts, and other skin ailments. The flesh is also healing to the digestive tract when added to a juice or smoothie. Pick a bright window for aloe, because it enjoys sunny spots. We eat and use aloe daily not only as an eatable super food but as a high quality skin healing remedy for countless reasons. 3. Peace Lily Its nice to have a combination of shade and more sun plants as there are only so many spots in a house with sun. The peace lily does exceptionally well in shade and makes it an ideal choice for houses as they can be kept in areas with little light.
5. Bamboo Palm Imagine doing the same thing you do now, but with a plant in proximity the air is exponentially healthier! Air quality is one of the most important aspects of life, so we hope this encourages you to bring some plants indoors!For more inspiration, support, and service, please sign up for our newsletter! Once a week, we will deliver sustainable health & wellness insight and so much more straight to your inbox! www.intothegardenofeden.comA better world IS possible~*~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn7e_XTYn5U Originally posted: https://steemit.com/gardenofeden/@gardenofeden/top-5-houseplants-for-clean-air
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Those who want to lose their weight, tell them that the soup proves very effective in loosening the weight. Experts believe that cabbage soup helps in loosing weight. One benefit of this is that it does not allow your body to be week due to dieting. Rather, the whole mineral gives vitamin and nutrition values. Most dieticians do include soup in their health charts. Because it reduces calories instead of your body fat. Due to this, you do not feel weekness and your body is also in shape. Here is such a healthy recipe. https://live.staticflickr.com/5758/31076303615_01d337182d_b.jpg [Source](https://www.flickr.com/photos/stone-soup/31076303615) ## Ingredients *1 head of cauliflower; *3 tablespoons of olive oil; *salt to taste; * 1 red onion; * 2 cloves of garlic; * 950 ml of vegetable or chicken broth; * 2 tablespoons butter; * 1 tablespoon of lemon juice; * ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg; * green onions or parsley - for serving. ## Cooking Cut the cabbage into small pieces. Put them on a baking sheet covered with parchment and mix with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Arrange the inflorescences in one layer and salt. Place the pan in an oven preheated to 220 ° C for 25–35 minutes. The cabbage should become soft and brown on the edges. Turn the inflorescences in the middle of the preparation. In a saucepan, heat the remaining olive oil over medium heat. Put onion cubes and add salt. Stir fry for a few minutes. Add finely chopped garlic and cook for another 30 seconds. Pour in the broth. Leave some of the most beautiful slices of cabbage for serving, and put the rest in a saucepan. Increase the heat slightly and bring the broth to a boil. Then reduce and cook for 20 minutes with a small boil, stirring occasionally. Mash the prepared soup with a blender, adding butter, lemon juice and nutmeg. Salt the dish to taste. Before serving, decorate each serving of soup with a slice of cabbage and chopped herbs. Originally posted: https://steemit.com/health/@lawns/baked-cauliflower-soup
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If I tell you that Atherosclerosis can be the start for brain and heart problems that lead to half of deaths worldwide, you wouldn't believe me. The bad news is that... unfortunately, it is the truth.
Now that I caught your attention, let's focus the spotlight on this disease. Athero... what?Atherosclerosis: from greek, Athero (gruel, sebaceous) & sclerosis (stiff, hardened).
It is a type of arteriosclerosis, a disease of blood vessels in which the vessels get harder for different reasons. In the case of atherosclerosis, occurs because of accumulation of fat on the vessel wall. In a nutshell, there is hardening and accumulation of the wall that slowly occludes the vessel, leading to less blood flow and less O2 delivery, causing then damage in the tissues. However, it is a bit more complicated than that. So let's start a review on how it starts from the Pathology point of view!
Yes, all of that that is not hollow is atherosclerosis in the poor vessel :( Risk Factors & PathophysiologyThe Risk factors for Atherosclerosis are the following:
We will explain why in a second. It all starts with damage of the epithelial cells present in the vessels: the endothelium. The damage can come from arterial hypertension (higher blood pressure). The "cut-off" value oscillates around 140/90 according to textbooks. with higher values increasing the risk even 5-fold! As there is a lot of pressure in the vessels, there is damage of the endothelium. From there, endothelium can be damaged enough to not produce Vasodilating substances like Nitric Oxide (NO) to decrease the HTN. Unfortunately, 90% of arterial hypertension cases are primary, meaning we don't know a cause. The rest 10% can be from Heart problem, from Renal artery stenosis, etc. Smoking is also an important factor in the pathogenesis. The reason is simple, a lot of chemicals in the cigarettes cross the lung membranes and reach to blood. From there, they can cause damage to any organ and, in this case, the vessels. The chemicals can vary from tars to ROS. Another factor causing damage to the endothelium is hyperglycemia (in uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus for example). The reason in this case is formation of Advanced Glycation End-products (AGE), which can damage any structure. Although the main one again are vessels. These are sugars, which have a reducing power, that bind nonenzymatically to proteins in the body. The key part is nonenzymatically, because it takes a really long time to happen. However, if the hyperglycemia lasts for long enough, it can easily occur over time. That is why, in Diabetes Mellitus patients, you can measure the levels of Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), which is the hemoglobin molecule with a glucose attached nonenzymatically to check if the patient had a long term hyperglycemia (and prevent the complications of that). On the other hand, there is expression of AGE Receptor (RAGE) that binds to the AGEs. This causes an intracellular cascade leading to activation of NF-kB + cAMP (cytokine & second messenger). All this stimulate an inflammatory response with production of ROS & also activation of Monocytes from the immune system to perpetuate the inflammatory reaction. Then, the activation of the polyol pathway of glucose happens too. This leads to reduction of glucose to sorbitol & finally oxidized to fructose. Problem here is that fructose and metabolites glycate "even harder" & the reduction and oxidation cause production of NADP and NADH respectively, leading to decreased glutathione and decreased protection against oxidative stress! Finally, we will start with with the process formation of the atherosclerotic plaque. You first need hypercholesterolemia, which is defined as a high amount (hyper-) of cholesterol (-cholesterol-) in blood (-emia). Important is though the amount of "bad cholesterol" or LDL that you have. Laboratory values that we check on clinics for a healthy individual are the following (blood):
You could see it on the patient as xanthomas or xanthelasma, which are skin lesions that are full of macrophages eating cholesterol (lipo-phages). Increasing the amount of HDL in blood & having a healthy diet is KEY! PathogenesisAfter understanding the previous risk factors, atherosclerosic lesions are really straigth forward. As there is an inflammatory process already formed with activation of Macrophages & damage of the endothelium, it becomes very easy for LDL cholesterol to sneak in like a spy inside the inner part of the vessels. With this inflammatory reaction, Macrophages start to express scavenger receptors like SR-A I, SR-A II. This leads to formation of oxidized-LDL inside the cells that cannot be easily removed. This can continue like a domino effect, causing more inflammation & more LDL reaching with more Macrophages moving into the walls of the artery, perpetuating the cycle. All of this inflammtory process also causes the "recruitment" of fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells (SMC) to move to the site of the atherosclerosis, forming a plaque that is smooth in the vessel. Think of it as the body trying to cover it up inside. Literature suggests that 70% occlusion starts to cause clinical symptoms! ComplicationsThe complications can be many, and symptoms depend on the arteries affected. The most common arteries affected are:
First, the plaque can obstruct causing a decrease or even stop in the blood flow, causing all type of ischemic damage as the tissues are not perfused. Furthermore, the plaque can rupture and continue through the circulation (embolise) to cause all types of blockages in smaller vessels. Accompanied to this, the surface of the dislodged plaque is very thrombogenic, meaning that it can cause a lot of clot formation inside the vessels, and that can either form a cascade of clots all over the body, or clot arteries making an organ fail. If it happens in the renal arteries you could develop HTN because of the sensing mechanism of the Kidney for Blood pressure. On the carotids you will suffer a stroke. On the coronaries you will have myocardial infarction ... It is a nightmare! As prevention, you can first start increasing your HDL by changing your diet and starting to have healthier habits like going for a jog or do exercise regularly. That way, you preserve the quality of your vessels and also can induce the formation of collateral vessels by endothelial cells producing Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and many other factors. Controlling HTN & Diabetes Mellitus is also important in this preventive process. Stopping smoking is also important, obviously. TreatmentTreatment can be relatively simple, although really really invasive. The method is called Stent implantation or Ballon angioplasty. It is a really interesting method because first, you have to put a catheter inside the patient's artery, like for example in the radial artery. After that, you work your way up towards the place of atherosclerotic plaque and there you inflate a balloon with a metallic stent outside that keeps the vessel expanded, so it is not occluded. The way you do it is by performing a coronary angiogram, basically a real-time X-ray with contrast, to see the vessels. You can see one here by NEJMvideo on Youtube. Should look something like this: You can see the vessels in black with contrast and how it dimmens towards periphery, meaning that there is occlusion! ClosingI am glad to be able to write again! I finally got the time (and patience) to do it. Hopefully I can continue writing more Medicine topics if Medschool continues to go smoothly! Anyway, this is @deholt, Signing off! References
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAA5e9P1J6M Welcome back to another @dtube vlog. Friends, today I will talk about the benefits of meat. Friends, In my opinion, meat has many health qualities, which keep the body healthy. Meat is my favorite food.Meat is a natural food. Besides, many of you may like this food.Many people may put mest in the daily food list. Friends, Please watch my video to find out more.In the video, I talk about the benefits of meat. # Thank you # @mdaminulislam ▶️ DTube ▶️ YouTube Originally posted: https://steemit.com/dtube/@mdaminulislam/3l0tho6bmy1 |
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