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Hypertention, or 'high blood pressure,' is known for its treachery in taking human life. But, being a lifestyle condition, anyone can control, even bring down, hypertension when certain changes are made and sustained. BODY WEIGHT A key area in controlling hypertension is the weight, measured in BMI (body mass index, a measurement of weight in relation to height). A BMI of 18.5-24.9 will give easy the pressure burden in your heart as well as the pressure in your blood circulation. FOOD Whole grains. Eat a minimum of 7-8 servings each day. Grains and grain products include breakfast cereal, whole grain bread, rice, pasta, etc.) Fruits and vegetables. Eat plenty of these great sources of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Have at least 8-10 servings each day. Dairy. Go only for low-fat or nonfat dairy foods. An intake of 2-3 servings daily can enhance weight loss as well as provide materials for building strong bones and teeth. Nuts, seeds and legumes. Get 4-5 ser

31 March 2010 Memories That Bind (posted: 03/30/2010) 24 March 2010 Over-Commitment and Burnout (posted: 03/23/2010) 17 March 2010 Beauty and the Funny Bone (posted: 03/16/2010) 10 March 2010 The Internet 'Divide' and Age (posted: 03/09/2010) 3 Mar 2010 A Season of Heat (posted: 03/02/2010)

24 Feb 2010 Richer Cebuana, Fatter Cebuana (posted 2/23/10) 17 Feb 2010 War of Wuji and Yang (posted 2/16/10) 10 Feb 2010   Unseen Among the Seeing (posted 2/9/10) 3 Feb 2010    Teach Right, Time Right (Cebu newspaper only)

Monica Carlsen and her team of 16 made a review of 3100 foods, beverages, spices, herbs and supplements used worldwide to determine antioxidant levels in each. The list below contains what details available in the report published in 22 January 2010 issue of Nutrition Journal . The determination used the modified FRAP (ferric-reducing ability of plasma) assay, which provides a good and fast total antioxidant analysis, although not sensitive to glutathione. Information not mentioned here can be found in my Sun-Star Cebu article entitled "." BEVERAGES The study involved 283 products, wet (coffee, tea, beer, wine, lemonades, etc.) and dry (coffee beans, dried tea leaves and powders) products included. Unprocessed tea leaves, tea powders and coffee beans contain the highest antioxidant values. Those rich in antioxidants include red wine (1.78-3.66 mmol/100g), pomegranate juice, prepared green tea (0.57-2.62 mmol/100g), grape juice, prune juice and black tea (0.75-1.21 mmol/100

Science provides a never-ending source fascination to the mind that awes at the unfathomable beauty of nature. Among those sciences, a few that strike me with wonder are astronomy, archaeology, biology, and medicine. You will notice that these fields covers the full spectrum of science, from the endless expanse of the outer space in astronomy to the microscopic cosmos of medical science. Last January 10, photographer Per-Arne Mikalsen captured a "phenomenon" that may not be fully explained with full certainty... until maybe later in the distant future. On Jan. 20, 2010, Per-Arne Mikalsen was photographing a vast aurora erupting over the northern Norwegian town of Andenes. Because solar activity is on the increase, aurora spotters have many opportunities to see the Northern Lights. On this particular night the aurora was intense, stretching toward the southern latitudes of Norway. In one of the photographs taken by Mikalsen was an "object" that couldn't b

Sometimes a person has to choose between health and money, at times life and death in the pursuit financial well-being for self and family. And in the history of world boxing, the cost indeed can be very high. A slice of Z "The Dream" Gorres' skull remains stored in a biologic refrigeration system at a facility outside San Diego. The piece of bone, about the size of a man's hand, had to be removed after the bantamweight boxer's Nov. 13 fight at Mandalay Bay's House of Blues. The 27-year-old's battered brain needed room to swell, according to University Medical Center trauma surgeon Dr. Michael Casey. Had the opening not been made, the swelling within the tight confines of his skull would have compressed his brain stem, shut down his breathing and also his heart. He would have died. Read more.

Jan 27 Ermine of Her Soul (posted 01/26/2010) Jan 20 A Text of Indifference to Life (posted 01/19/2010) [used in--- Kabalita (newslink)] Jan 13 A Respite to Appreciation (posted 01/12/2010) Jan 6 A Rendezvous with Alcohol, Fat, and Destiny (posted 01/05/2010) [used in--- Medical Center Literatus News ]