Exercise and Diet

Written by Ian Wide


A good many men and women are paying out good money -- sometimes thousands of pounds -- to purchase home fitness and personal gym equipment.. They’ve abandoned public health clubs and gyms in favor of working out inrepparttar privacy of their own homes.

People who do purchase home fitness equipment tend to take one of three courses after their workout or gym purchases. In reality, only one ofrepparttar 140058 three courses many of these people take actually will end up producing results when it comes to improving health and fitness.

One group of people who purchase home fitness equipment take off and begin usingrepparttar 140059 gym equipment with a passion -- for a few days. In little time,repparttar 140060 luster ofrepparttar 140061 gym equipment wears off. In short speed, these men and women lose interest in their home gym equipment. These people end up working out sporadically, if at all. Inrepparttar 140062 end,repparttar 140063 home fitness and gym equipment gathers dust andrepparttar 140064 owners of these workout tools end up gaining weight.

The second group of people who purchase home fitness equipment develop a reasonable exercise plan. This group of men and women continue to use their home fitness equipment over time, working out at scheduled times throughoutrepparttar 140065 week.



Attack of the Cancer Fighting Tomatoes

Written by By Michael Brooks


Attack ofrepparttar Cancer Fighting Tomatoes By Michael Brooks

That’s right,repparttar 140035 colorful little fruit (yes, it’s a fruit) has been shown to pack a powerful punch against several forms of cancer. A variety of studies indicate that a diet rich in tomato based products (tomato paste, sauce, juice, soup and ketchup) can significantly reducerepparttar 140036 risk of prostate, lung and colon cancer. Not bad for a fruit that was considered by many to be poisonous and inedible untilrepparttar 140037 19th century.

What isrepparttar 140038 Active Ingredient?

The active ingredient that makes tomatoes such a formidable opponent against cancer cells isrepparttar 140039 carotenoid called Lycopene. Lycopene isrepparttar 140040 natural red pigment found in tomatoes and tomato based products. The redderrepparttar 140041 tomato,repparttar 140042 more lycopene is present.

How does Lycopene Fight Cancer?

Inrepparttar 140043 body, lycopene is deposited inrepparttar 140044 liver, lungs, prostate gland, colon and skin. Its concentration in body tissues tends to be higher than all other carotenoids. Some organs, such asrepparttar 140045 testes and adrenal glands, store higher levels of lycopene than do other organs or tissues. Lycopene acts as a super antioxidant by picking up free radicals inrepparttar 140046 body. Free radicals are atoms or groups of atoms with an odd number of electrons and can be formed when oxygen interacts with certain molecules. Once formed these highly reactive radicals can start a chain reaction. Their primary danger comes fromrepparttar 140047 damage they can do when they react with important cellular components such as DNA, orrepparttar 140048 cell membrane. Cells may function poorly or die if this occurs.

Is there any Research onrepparttar 140049 Cancer fighting power of Lycopene?

Although more large-scale studies are needed before any definitive conclusions can be made, current research does suggest that lycopene from various tomato products is indeed associated withrepparttar 140050 lowered risk of several types of cancers. Several published reports are listed below.

Gann et al. 1999 - Cancer Research The study examined initial plasma caroteniods (including lycopene) of 1872 men in 1982, and then followed them for 13 years. These men were randomly assigned to a placebo group or a group to receive beta-carotene and aspirin supplementation. Ofrepparttar 140051 men studied, 578 developed prostate cancer versus 1294 control subjects. Lycopene wasrepparttar 140052 only antioxidant with a significantly lower average blood level in those men with cancer as compared to those without cancer. In those men not receivingrepparttar 140053 aspirin and beta carotene, plasma lycopene levels were very strongly related to a lower risk of developing prostate cancer. This study concluded that increased consumption of tomato products and other lycopene-containing foods may reducerepparttar 140054 onset of prostate cancer.

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