Tobacco is second most dangerous legal drug.
A new study by London's Imperial College's chair of neuropsychopharmacologist, David Nutt, claims that the three most dangerous drugs in the world are alcohol, heroin, and cocaine -- in that order. In the study Drug Harms in the U.K., published in what is arguably the medical community's most prestigious journal -- Lancet -- Professor Nutt outlines a convincing case for the controversial claim that alcohol is the most dangerous drug illegal or legal in the world today.
The study examined twenty different drugs, including tobacco, marijuana, methamphetamine, ecstasy, cocaine, heroin, and -- you guessed it -- alcohol. The study gave each drug a rating in terms of its propensity to cause various personal problems --
health issues, injuries, dependency, mental impairment, loss of material wealth such as being fired from a job, and relationship loss. Each drug was then rated on societal problems it caused -- crime, local decay, family problems, and a general economic cost to society.
Heroin and crack cocaine proved to be the most dangerous drugs to individuals.
However, when combined with the societal impact, alcohol came out ahead as the world's most dangerous drug. And in most societies alcohol, unlike crack and heroin, is perfectly legal for adults to consume.
After alcohol, heroin, and crack cocaine, the next worse drugs were crystal methamphetamine and powder cocaine. Then comes tobacco -- another legal drug. In seventh place is amphetamine/speed. Marijuana -- which is the subject of legalization controversy in the U.S. -- is deemed the eighth most harmful.
He concludes, "Aggressively targeting alcohol harms is a valid and necessary public health strategy."
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Some of you will hate me for this post, but i must do something about it, i had enough :-) of those six pack abs thing, yes it is unnatural, unhealthy and totally over-rated, lets see why:
First to get a six pack abs you must maintain a workout that focuses on you belly's muscles. After a few weeks your belly muscles will start to be harder and bigger, of-course nothing is wrong about that as long as you are not forgetting about the rest of the your body, what you eat and drink and you still live a normal social life.
So what is wrong with having a six pack abs?
For your hard work to show, your body must have the least amount of fat 10% or even less, else the muscles you built would be covered with fat and not even a 2 pack of abs will ever show.
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So what is wrong with having a six pack abs?
For your hard work to show, your body must have the least amount of fat 10% or even less, else the muscles you built would be covered with fat and not even a 2 pack of abs will ever show.
The Immune System is your guard against disease, it is a system of biological structures and processes that protects our body by identifying and killing pathogens. It detects a wide variety of agents and tumor cells, from viruses to parasitic worms.
To boost the immune system is to build a protective shield that will help you stay active, worry-free and happy.
Relax:
Stress is an important factor in sabotaging your immune system, remember to take time for your self, and indulge yourself in a massage, a hot bath, spend some time with friends, try to solve the problems you face and never let them come to hunt you.
Many sign of stress related that weaken the immune system may show in form of skin rash or lack of energy.
- 1 package (.3 ounce) sugar-free strawberry gelatin
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup cold water
- 1 prepared angel food cake (8 to 10 ounces), cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 cup mashed strawberries
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 can (8 ounces) unsweetened pineapple chunks
- 1 cup sliced firm bananas
- 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
- 2 cups cold fat-free milk
- 1 package (1 ounce) sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed
- 1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted
- 1 fresh strawberry
October is the breast cancer awareness month when we see the flood of pink ribbons and the information about breast cancer, when we honor 200,000 women who fight breast cancer every year, and honor those who lost the fight.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) is organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention and cure. The campaign also offers information and support to those affected by breast cancer.
Still the training to give proper mouse to mouse or chest compressions is the most important part of the process.
Swimming:
What is great about swimming is it has no impact on your joint, but what we are talking about here is serious swimming like doing some laps in a pool, when swimming, you will burn a great amount of calories and still enjoy the cooling effect of water.
BE4465NKP7D3It is known to everyone that junk food served by fast food outlets is very bad for the health and one burger in reality cost more than 40 $ for treatment from the side effects it did to the body.Sally Davies bought a Happy Meal 6 months ago and left it out, The surprise is that the Happy Meal is almost the same condition without any signs of decay, The Happy Meal was just hard as rock and lost a little of its volume.
African Bushmen have been using hoodia for centuries to help them with the hunger during long hunting trips in the Kalahari Desert. Also they have been using this plant to cure diabetes, high blood pressure, indigestion and small infections.
To day i stumbled upon that great weight loss success story of AngelPets, Her transformation was so amazing as she went from 335 lbs to 145 lbs losing 190 lbs!. Yes 190 lbs in two years.
"I had no gastric bypass or any surgery done on me,
Took no diet pills,
I did this all on my own.
I want to show everyone out there that you CAN loose weight with proper diet and exercise! All you need is determination and willpower to do so!
Took no diet pills,
I did this all on my own.
I want to show everyone out there that you CAN loose weight with proper diet and exercise! All you need is determination and willpower to do so!
If i can do it so can you!
It is not a diet, It is a life style."
" said AngelPets.
Great job AngelPets, That is truly inspiring, Congratulations.
Here is her shocking weight loss, Before and after video:
A new study found that walking daily six to nine miles can preserve brain gray matter and prevent memory deterioration with aging.
Researchers have promoted the theory that physical activity helps to preserve grey matter volume in late adulthood, which in turns protects memory function, but there have not been enough studies following a sizable group of elderly people for a good number of years to back this with evidence.
Grey matter comprises mostly the cell bodies of neurons, as opposed to the axons or fibers that link them together and transmit signals.
Erickson said he and his colleagues hope their results will now prompt some "well-designed trials of physical exercise in older adults as a promising approach for preventing dementia and Alzheimer's disease".
Source:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/204578.php
Ingredients:
½ cup whole-wheat.
¾ cup diced cooked beets.
1 teaspoon minced mint.
1 teaspoon minced mint.
2 teaspoons chopped scallion.
1 teaspoon olive oil.
1 teaspoon lemon juice.
1/2 diced yellow onion.
2 teaspoons canola oil.
1 cup of chopped tomato.
1 cup of yellow squash.
1 cup red lentils.
1/2 teaspoon tumeric.
1/2 teaspoon cumin.
1 teaspoon fresh ginger.
2 teaspoon minced garlic.
1 cup water.
1 cup light coconut milk.
2 cup brown basmati rice.
Urgent and frequent urination is a symptoms that need to be taken care of as it puts a lot of stress on the person effected by it. Having to go to the bathroom more frequent at difficult times like when working, holding an important meeting or even driving the car.
Full bladder can be due to multiple reasons:
Pregnancy:
The growing fetus will cause a lot of pressure on the bladder make it hold less volume of urine. Kegel exercises will help you strengthen the muscles and avoid unwanted incontinence.
A recent study has found that maintaining some daily healthy habits can reduce the risk of developing breast cancer even in women with family history of the disease.
- Daily exercises.
- Maintaining a healthy weight.
- Reduce the alcohol intake even better stop consuming alcohol, if at all.
By the time we reach middle age about 50% of us are having impaired memory, say the experts. As we age it is harder to recall certainly events, a study involved asking to memorize a list of 75 words that were repeated five times, the average score of an 18-year-old is 54, the average score of a 45-year-old is 47 and the 65-year old is just 37. Those are some tips to keep a sharp memory.Keep your brain active:
By keeping your brain active you can literally make your brain grow. you are encouraging brain cells to make new connections, which allow the cells to communicate with one another increasing memory storage and preventing memory loss.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
- 1/4 cup egg substitute
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups sifted cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated fat-free milk
- Cooking spray
- 3 cups sifted powdered sugar, divided
- 3/4 cup (6 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
- 2 cups mandarin oranges in light syrup, drained
- 1 cup pomegranate seeds (about 2)
As the skin is subjected to daily stress and environmental elements it losses the moisture losing the skin softness and elasticity and becoming dry and appears wrinkled, the honey works to counter that effect keeping the skin moist.
Honey beauty recipes for hair:
1 tbsp. of honey dissolved into 4 cups of warm water. A squeeze of lemon, After shampooing, pour that mixture through hair. Do not rinse . Dry your hair as normal.
Those are some tips to help anyone, wants to keep a healthy weight or loss some extra weight.
- Eat at certain times every day, don't skip breakfast and don't eat before going to bed give your stomach the time to digest food before sleeping.
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- Eat five times every day, 3 main meals and 2 snacks in-between.
- Stay away from junk food, fast food, pre-baked snacks ,saturated and trans. fats and high sugar drinks.
- Don't crash start any diet but ease your self in, so you can stay active and not moody.
- Eat more vegetables and fruits, a snack can be an apple or an orange.
- Know that it take the brain a while to send the full signal, don't keep eating till you feel that your stomach will explode.
- Exercise 5 times a week for about 45 mins each.
- Drink lots of water preferably more than 10 glasses per day.
- Replace sugar with naturals sweeteners like honey.
- Stop eating deep fried food.
- Prepare your own meals and know what goes in them and how much.
- Don't weigh your self more than once a week, and evaluate your diet based on those weekly results.
- Eat more fish, it is a good source of protein and much healthier than red meat.
- Know how much calories in every thing you eat.
- Change your diet habits every once in a while so you avoid the non changing weight dilemma.
Applying the sunscreen the right way will insure enjoying the maximum protaction agains the harmful sun ray, Here is how we should apply it:
1- Shake the bottle so the particals is distrubted evenly.
2- Apply the sun screen 30 mins before prior togoing outdoors in the sun.
3- Use the right amount, Dr. Schultz will explain that in the video below.
4- Cover every inch of the expoused skin and miss any spots spically the ears, the feet, the back of the legs and thr neck.
5- Reapply the sun screen every 2-4 hours, that is so important as the first apply as it keep the sunscreen effect working at maximum.
6- Reapply when you finish swimming or after toweling off, or sweating heavily.
