Arsip: July, 2007
More Antioxidants in Organic Tomatoes
A 10-year study comparing organic tomatoes with those grown conventionally suggests that organic food is healthier for us.It was told in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. The finding can be explained by the availability of nitrogen. Flavonoids are produced as a defence mechanism that can be triggered by nutrient deficiency. The inorganic nitrogen in [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • July 10th, 2007
Asthma Risk Raise Up 60% By Gene Variation
Asthma is an inflammatory disease causing wheezing, coughing and laboured breathing, and can be life-threatening. Many people often think asthma in terms of allergies, but actually, this gene doesn’t affect allergies. It suggest other things besides allergies are driving the disease process. According to World Health Organization, as many as 30% of children develop asthma condition. [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • July 9th, 2007
More Organic Ketchup, Please
Organic varieties of tomato ketchup contain three times as much of a cancer-fighting chemical called lycopene as non-organic brands. Betty Ishida and Mary Chapman at the Agricultural Research Service in Albany, California, US, found that the colouring of ketchup indicative of levels of lycopene, the pigment that makes tomatoes red. In the US, tomato ketchup [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • July 7th, 2007
Be Careful, Smokers!
Smoker’s attention, please! A research shows that nicotine changes your brain and your body function. Need an explanation? OK, then. You get it, right here. Our brain have millions of neurons, the cells that transfer and integrate information. Each neuron has thousands of inputs from other neurons throughout the brain. While signals are conducted through individual [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • July 7th, 2007
Inside Nicotine
Nicotine, (C10H14N2) is a naturally occurring liquid alkaloid, an organic compound made out of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and sometimes oxygen. Nicotine normally makes up about 5 percent of a tobacco plant, by weight. Cigarettes contain 8 to 20 milligrams (mg) of nicotine (depending on the brand), but only approximately 1 mg is actually absorbed by [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • July 7th, 2007
Sleep, Your Body & Brain Health Controller
Sleep is the state of natural rest observed in humans and throughout the animal kingdom, in all mammals and birds, and in many reptiles, amphibians, and fish. It is necessary for health and survival. Why? Do not ask me why, because these next paragraph will help you answer it yourself. Well, sleep may be [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • July 2nd, 2007
Stay Health, Stay [Consume] Onion
Many plants in the genus Allium are known by the common name onion, but used without qualifiers, it usually refers to Allium cepa. Allium cepa is also known as the ‘garden onion’. Onions, like garlic, are members of the Allium family, and both are rich in powerful ulfur-containing compounds. sIn many parts of the world, onions [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • July 2nd, 2007
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