Monday, November 29, 2010

Exercise and good diet can blow winter blues away

 Exercise and good diet can blow winter blues away

When winter draws in and the days grow shorter, many people tend to become tired and listless. One cause of this is the hormone melatonin, which plays a role in sleeping patterns and is released during hours of darkness.

“You should make use of daylight to keep yourself fit and alert,” advises Korinna Ruthemann from the German High School for Prevention and Health Management in Saarbruecken. “Go for a walk in the fresh air during lunch break.” Physical exercise and daylight also promote the release of the hormone serotonin which helps feelings of well-being. “The best thing is to take someone along with you as positive social contacts can give a big boost to your happiness,” says Ruthemann.

There are also a few simple nutritional tricks that can help.
Omega-3 fatty acids and the amino acid Tryptophan have a positive affect on our moods. “It’s a good idea to eat a well balanced diet with fresh fish, fruit, vegetables and nuts,” says Ruthemann.

“Pay attention to your thoughts because negative attitudes can quickly drag you down into a vicious circle.” Ruthemann recommends questioning negative thoughts with something along the lines of “Is that really the case or is there another way of looking at things?” That can help put you back in the right mood again. “Don’t try to fight the natural cycle of the seasons but just consciously enjoy the winter months as a time of rest and when you can really relax.” Winter depression can also affect children and young adults. Edgy moods and weak performance in school are the first signs.
Concentration loss, low motivation and irregular sleep patterns are also symptoms, according to the German Society for Child and Young Adult Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy (DGKJP).
If the symptoms are not especially acute the DGKJHP recommends getting plenty of exercise in the fresh air. Even the most overcast rainy day can supply more light than a light bulb.

By,
Jasim Mubarak
MSc. Industrial Fisheries

Thursday, November 4, 2010

JUST SAY “NO! NO! NO!” TO CHLORINE!!!

DANGER! Natural organic substances such as fruits, vegetables, and soy products can form dangerous cancer causing compounds when combined with chlorinated water

  JUST SAY “NO!   NO!   NO!” TO CHLORINE!!!

Some of nature’s most valuable and essential anti-cancer and anti-disease phytochemical nutrients, which are commonly found in food, have been discovered to form deadly cancer causing substances when consumed or combined with chlorinated tap water. This discovery includes familiar foods including soy, fruits, vegetables, tea, many health products, and some prescriptions.
Recently, a joint study was undertaken in Japan by research scientists at the National Institute of Health Sciences and Shizuoka Prefectural University. They determined that natural organic substances react when exposed to chlorinated tap water, forming dangerous cancer causing compounds named MX, which stands for “Unknown Mutagen”. They are similar to the already well-known and more easily detected cancer causing THMs (trihalomethanes).
Earlier studies by scientists in Finland in 1997 determined that MX is 170 times more deadly than other known toxic by-products of chlorination, and was shown in laboratory studies to damage the thyroid gland as well as cause cancerous tumors.

There is nothing wrong with the organic substances themselves. It is chlorine that is at fault for turning them into the deadly THM and MX cancer cocktail. The reality is that the organic substances have been shown to be highly beneficial combined with pure drinking water.
It is certain that the fresh plant foods we eat similarly react with the chlorinated tap water we drink with our meals, creating toxins.  This means that fresh fruits and vegetables, green salads, green tea, black tea, herb teas, soy products, vitamins and various health supplements, and even some pharmaceutical drugs all can be implicated in combination with chlorinated water.

The dangerous cancer causing agents which are produced are extremely toxic in infinitesimal amounts so small and obscure that they are very difficult to detect. Very little chlorine is required.
Many years ago laws were passed making chlorination of water mandatory. Now, the chlorine industry and government agencies must continue their existing policies, because if sudden or drastic changes are made the legal liabilities would be staggering. This predicament could make the tobacco industry scandal seem insignificant in comparison.  Educating people to the dangers of chlorine would be admitting to knowledge of the problem, which could invalidate past studies and certainly raise serious legal problems.

Although Chlorine has essentially eliminated the risks of waterborne diseases such as typhoid fever, cholera and dysentery, there are many pathogens that are not controlled by chlorine.  Better methods of water treatment exist, such as ozonation, and many alternatives are already used throughout the world.
This message is of utmost importance to the general public, because chlorine will one day, in the near future, be exposed as a major cause and contributor to cancer and degenerative disease. Chlorine will also be found to be responsible for damaging the body’s immune and hormonal systems by mutating the food-based plant estrogens and phytochemicals that support those systems.  A healthy immune system should be your first and best line of defense against disease.
What can you do?

Eliminate or reduce all chlorine wherever possible. Don’t drink chlorinated tap water. The best way to remove it is to get a reverse osmosis filter, because reverse osmosis also removes flouride, which is rated a 4/5 on the world poison scales (5 is the highest point). We got a very reasonaly priced reverse osmosis filter from ebay.com and a water cooler and some 5 gallon jugs. We use a 2 micron filter. This was as small as we could go and still get a decent flow of water, because of the high level of contaminants in our town water.
Don't bathe in chlorinated water if possible. Filters are available for faucets and shower heads. 
The bottom line is that the real culprit is chlorine, not the substances with which it reacts.  Many people have larger filter systems installed right on the water line entering their house.  Chlorine is everywhere...the ice tea you order at a restaurant was probably made with chlorinated water, your salad leaves may have been washed with chlorinated water...it goes on an on.  Many people who read about the dangers of chlorine for the first time are horrified and shocked that this toxic substance is flowing right out of their faucets.  But, it is, and knowing about it can only help you to evaluate how you will can effectively deal with this toxic addition to daily life. 
WATER TEST KITS
If you're wondering whether a water source has chlorine in it, you can purchase water testing kits at your local pool supply store.  They're inexpensive and will tell you if that bottled water you're buying is really free of chlorine or not.

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JASIM MUBARAK PK,, STUDENT OF MSC INDUSTRIAL FISHERIES,,CUSAT,,KOCHIN