DEHYDRATION AND EMOTION

February 21, 2012

Lost only 1.5 percent of the volume of water in the body due to daily activities alone can change the mood, especially in women. They are more vulnerable to the adverse effects of mild dehydration.
Tests show that, either during exercise or just sit, mild dehydration that occurs the same effect. Thirst it will not appear until we reach 1-2 percent dehydrated.

Dehydration can occur in all people, not least those who work all day at the computer. Meanwhile, people who are exercising too will lose 8 percent of the volume of water in the body.

This is obtained after the researchers conducted a series of tests on a few people to measure alertness, concentration, reaction time, learning, memory, and reasoning. The results are then compared against a group of people who do not become dehydrated.

In young women, mild dehydration can cause headaches, fatigue, and difficulty concentrating. Women who suffer from mild dehydration tend to think, a task that is difficult to resolve, although they did not experience a reduction in cognitive abilities.

In men, mild dehydration caused some difficulty completing mental tasks. Especially, vigilance and working memory, and experience fatigue, tension, and anxiety.

Mood changes occur substantially greater in women than in men, both at rest and during exercise. Therefore, do not forget to always meet the needs of the water content to the body well hydrated.

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5 STAGES FOR STRESS REDUCES

February 9, 2012

There are 5 (five) stage to make a person more calm when faced with stress, as described below:

A. Recognize the signs

The best way to manage stress is to recognize early symptoms. But it is difficult to detect, because the signals are shown in the body is very smooth. “People often do not realize that stress affects sleep quality. You might be able to sleep for eight hours, but it’s hard to get quality sleep, so you continue to feel tired,” said Dr. Emmons.

To detect it, take a few minutes each day to reflect changes in health habits or anything that has happened to you that may be triggered due to anxiety.

2. Divert the mind

When a person feels tense or depressed, their minds may be kept pressed to replay the mistakes that have been done. The expert suggested to change the focus of attention to the body instead. How do I? Find a quiet place to sit and make the mind relax. Then, take a deep breath in through the diaphragm, and exhale slowly through your mouth.

This is an effective way to help calm your nervous system. You can even practice breathing when not under stress, so you know exactly what breathing techniques to calm your mind.

3. Physical activity

Stress is the reason that quite often used by many people for not exercising. And with physical activity, levels of stress hormones in the body can be balanced. Do activities you enjoy your sport, like cycling, swimming or jogging. And when get tired, quick to go bed and sleep.

4. Healthy Snacking

When the stress came, people generally tend to want to eat light meals or snacks. Sweet snack can trigger a spike in blood glucose, so that makes you feel more anxious. For more healthy snack, you can replace it with fresh strawberries mixed into dark chocolate sauce. Why? Because, strawberries are high in vitamin C can reduce the stress caused by free radicals. While dark chocolate helps reduce stress hormones (like cortisol) in the body. Alternatively, you can eat carrots or celery sticks.

5. Phone a friend

Spending time with friends helps your body to pump out the hormone oxytocin, making the body feel better. Take time regularly gather with friends or companions, will make you feel better and planning to get Hit the streets and find a only a breath of fresh air can improve your outlook, helps you handle difficult situations more calmly

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MEN FITNESS AND SPERMS

February 1, 2012

Prepare your sneakers. Men who regularly perform endurance exercise (endurance) tend to have better sperm production.

This was evidenced in a study conducted researchers from Spain. They tested 31 healthy men who regularly exercise 2-4 times a week. When compared with men who rarely exercise, it turns out these guys sperm swim faster.

Why is that? Diana Vaamonde, Ph.D., who conducted this research explains that the exercise will stimulate the production of hormones such as testosterone are required to have seminal fluid and sperm cells healthy.

Nevertheless, the exercise should be done in moderation. Sports are too heavy with high intensity can actually cause a decrease in sperm quality in the age of 50 years. Sports are too extreme mentioned spending will stimulate the stress hormones like cortisol that can actually interfere with male sex hormones.

To keep the sperm count remained high, the recommended exercise duration is approximately 3-5 hours per week that are divided into several times.

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