Safer meat with rosemary

ADDING a dash of rosemary extract to ground beef appears to reduce amount of cancer-causing compounds created during cooking process, according to new study findings.

The investigators found that when they added antioxidants extracted from rosemary to ground beef, hamburgers contained smaller amounts of heterocyclic amines, or HCAs, carcinogenic compounds that form when muscle meats like beef, pork and poultry are cooked at high temperatures.

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Home Exercise Equipment – Start Planning now for Winter

Most of us have a tendency to gain a few pounds in winter due to inactivity. Losing added weight gets tougher and tougher every spring because our bodies don’t bounce back like they used to. There are some simple solutions to keeping weight off in winter that will aid you in your quest of a healthier body, by reducing stress of seasonal weight gain.

• Walking is still considered to be one of best activities for health. It is most natural form of exercise, and anyone can do it, regardless of fitness level. A treadmill is great for indoor walking or running. They are available for any skill and financial desire.
• Elliptical trainers are quickly becoming as popular as treadmills. The action is basically same, but elliptical machines provide a lower impact workout to joints. Priced similar to treadmills.
• Yoga and pilates workouts are becoming more embraced in record numbers. Combining flexibility, balance, and strength, exercises are quite appealing to many. At home or in gym, yoga and pilates provide a better workout than you think. Fitness balls and free weights can be added for more resistance.
• Rebounders or mini-trampolines. The small trampolines have been popular fitness equipment for about ten years. Rebounders work body at cell level and offer wonderful benefits in building skeletal and bone structure