21 Reasons to Quit Smoking

1) If you smoke more than 25 cigarettes a day, you are 25
times more likely to die from cancer and heart disease.


2) Each cigarette takes about 11 minutes away from your life.

3) Fifty diseases are caused by smoking. Twenty of them are proven to be fatal.

4) Seven out of ten smokers express their willingness to give up.

5) Nicotine stimulates the central nervous system, and increases your blood
pressure.

6)Smoking is the number one avoidable cause of death in the
United States.

7) If you continue smoking, there is a one in two
chance you will die from it.

8)Smoking related diseases cost the United States health service over $1 billion dollars yearly.

9) If you love facial wrinkles, then by all means, continue
smoking.

10) You could have saved over $800 a month by quitting.

11) Nicotine is considered to be an insecticide used on plants to kill bugs.

12) If you continue to smoke your lungs will shrink dramatically.

13) Smoking from pipes is literally the same as smoking a cigarette.

14) Cigarettes contain tar which has been proven to form cancer.

15 As each year passes you will become more addicted and have extreme difficulty
quitting.

16) Children who are exposed to second hand smoking will likely
develop pneumonia and asthma.

17) The benefits will begin immediately when you quit.

18) Stomach ulcers are formed by smoking.

19) Even if you are 80 years old, you can still benefit just by quitting.

20) Teenage smokers develop asthma and lung cancer
faster than an adult smoker.

21) Over 80% of smokers say they would not smoke if they
started their lives over.

Natural Health Care and the Heart

Nutrition is a vital part of good heart health. While much focus is placed on
dietary fats, antioxidants, vitamins and nutraceuticals can help to improve
cardiovascular health. Antioxidants are cardioprotective. Atherosclerotic
plaques are formed long before the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease is made.
Antioxidant vitamins protect against plaque formation, according to a study
published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (August, 2002). Antioxidants
can also help protect against high blood pressure.

In the American Heart Association Journal, Circulation (November, 2002), the benefit of omega-3 fatty acids in the diet is discussed. Omega-3 fatty acids make the blood less likely
to form clots that cause heart attack as well as protect against irregular
heartbeats that can cause sudden cardiac death.

In the journal, Cardiovascular Reviews and Reports, (volume 4, number 8, 8/18/03 Role of
Nutriceutical Agents in Cardiovascular Diseases: An Update -- Part I), a number
of natural health strategies are discussed. Nitric oxide helps to relax and to
protect the lining of the arteries. The amino acid, arginine helps with the
production of nitric oxide. The article makes note of a few small studies that
show the benefit of L-arginine supplementation, which improves coronary blood
flow, decreases inflammatory chemicals, and improves angina symptoms. It has
even shown to be beneficial to patients suffering from congestive heart
failure.

Health Clubs And Gyms Advice

How to Find the Safest and Healthiest Health Clubs & GymsWe all think
of joining a health club & gym as a choice for healthier living, right?
However, if your health club& gym is not abiding by certain practices in
safety and sanitation, you may not be getting as healthy of a workout as you
think. If the equipment is not properly maintained or the personnel are not
adequately trained, you may run the risk of injury. And if the center is not
cleaned and sanitized regularly, you may be bringing home more than a buff body
in terms of germs and other substances. This is why it is always a good idea to
thoroughly check out health clubs & gyms before joining to ensure that you
will be getting the safest workouts possible.

Look for Proper Instruction

When you begin to scrutinize health clubs & gyms for
proper instruction and training on the equipment, there are two different
criteria to look for. First, members should be well educated on the rules of the
health club & gym, and properly trained on the equipment before they are
allowed to use it. This means an introductory class for all who join the fitness
center, and should also include a medical history that you provide to personnel
before working out so that they know that you are physically able to do so.

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The Obesity Virus

Scientists The University of Louisiana have found that obesity can be caused by a virus.

Even if a man is following a correct diet, many persons are missing the fact that every body is unique, and what's good for one may cause harm to another
.
Scientists made an assumption that there is a virus that can affect
human metabolism.

After some laboratory experiments it was showed that
the infection with human adenovirus-36 (AD-36) - long time known as a cause of eye and
respiratory infections in humans - causes adult stem cells obtained from fat fat
tissue to transform into fat cells. the other stem cells (not exposed to the
virus) remained unchanged.
The study also reported the identification of a
specific gene that seems to be implied in the obesity effect.

Are They
going to find a vaccine for obesity?

Drinking Green Tea Benefits

I'm sure You already know that the green
tea drinking has a lot of benefits for our health: it prevents the bad
breath and the tooth decay; it helps to the health of the gum; it reduces the
UV rays damage to our skin and this makes us look young; it helps us
losing weight.

These are very
important points, as if you see a person with black teeth, wrinkles and
overweighted, I'm sure you do not admire him/her.

It was found that the
green tea has wonderful effects on our beauty.
Here is what the researches on
it found:

- Green tea contains catechins, which keep the
acids under control and prevent the reproducing of bacteria. The main reasons of
the periodontal disease - bleeding gums - are the bacteria and acids in our
mouth. Conclusion: Green tea helps our gums staying healthy and pink, keeping
our teeth in.

- The Vitamin C from
the green tea helps our gum to
cure.

- Catechins also reactivate the activity of the dying cells - this
helps to smooth out the wrinkles.

- Green
tea has anti-oxidants that diminishes the UV light harm to our skin. This
is how it helps us slowing down the process of aging - we look younger.

-
About 2/3 of "modern" people are concerned about their weight, and the green tea
with its catechins helps to decrease the body fat and to "hurry" the fat
oxidation. Researches found that the caffeine and the thiamine from the green
tea help our body to maintain from producing more body fat.

OK, don't
expect that if you all day are having Popsicles that drinking a cup of green tea
will protect you from all the cavity problems. As well as staying on meals like
donuts and pork products, and then after a cup of green tea to expect not to
become fatter.

Of course you have heard this before: take care to eat
right, exercise all time, brush and floss your teeth; but maybe you want to make
an improvement to all of these.

It is recommended to drink green tea every day - make it your relax
time, your "refreshing" time. Help yourself staying healthy and young!

10 Rules of Wt loss

10 Main Rules Of Weight Loss

If you want to lose weight, or just always to stay in good shape, follow 10
simple but very important rules.

1. Make your diet multicolored.
Fruits and vegetables are an indispensable source of fiber,
vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. They contain few calories, give a sense of
satiety and can be combined with any dishes.

2. Eat regularly.
When you eat regularly, your
body's metabolism is evenly, and the calories are spent throughout the day. If
the break between meals is big, the body tries to spend less energy, i.e. burns
fewer calories. The breakfast is compulsory. Eat at least three times a day,
from time to time have a bite of easy healthy food.

3. Give time to the stomach.
Since childhood,
we were forbidden to have little snacks before lunch, so as not to spoil the
appetite. In fact, these snacks can prevent overeating. Feeling satiated comes
only after 10-15 minutes, so often we eat more than it is necessary. When eating
at home, please give attention to the size of the portions. In restaurants
usually give large portions, so try to eat only a part of what is given. And, of
course, do not be afraid to have some snacks before lunch!

4. Pick fresh food.
In order for the produces
to be kept longer, they add all kinds of preserving agents. This often leads to
lower the content of useful substances and vitamins in food. Try to have fewer
semi-prepared foods and fast-foods, these are always rich in calories, fat and
salt.

5. Keep moving.
The human
body is not suited to the endless seating for the desktop. To stay healthy, you
need to move every day. The loads strengthen all muscles, including the heart,
improve sleep and mood. No matter, are you training in the sports center, or
just walk around the house, most important is that you keep moving.

6. Allow yourself to enjoy the pleasure.
Many delicious things are harmful, but without them it can
be very difficult. If you repeatedly refuse to pleasure yourself, you can falter
and eat too many taboo sweets. Enjoy sometimes by eating a little of favorite
food, but try to keep moderation. For example, you can eat a very small piece of
cake in a normal day or a normal piece in honor of the holiday.

7. Read the labels.
If you do not even know
the names of ingredients listed on the packaging of the product, it is better
not to risk it and leave the product on the shelf at the supermarket. The same
applies to products with endlessly long list of ingredients on the label. Also,
please note whether the listed on the label calorie and fat content refers to
one portion or to an entire package.

8. Eat intact cereals.
White bread and flour do
not have any value to the health, while intact cereals are rich in fiber and
useful substances. Bread and pasta from whole grains help to avoid sharply
disorders of the glucose levels in the blood, prolongs the feeling of being
satiated.

9. Choose the "right" fats.
Fats are not always harmful. The saturated fats actually leads
to extra weight and cardiovascular diseases, but unsaturated fats are useful for
the organism. For example, you can use olive oil for filling salads and cooking
meals.

10. Beware of "liquid" calories.
A conventional glass of lemonade can contain about 10 tea
spoons of sugar! The extra calories taken daily with a drink, do not give a
sense of satiety, but certainly adds unwanted fats. The advertisements so
skilfully present some drinks, we believe it is useful and not draw attention to
the extra sugar they contain..

Islamic Beliefs

Islamic Belief in God

The utterance "Allah" in Arabic means "the one who is
attributed with Godhood," which is the power to create. To create is to bring
something into existence, whether it is a physical entity, an act or an
attribute. No one and nothing has the power to create except Allah, and
everything else is His creation. He alone exists without a beginning, and
everything else is created and sustained by Him. Therefore, only He deserves to
be worshipped. He does not need anything, but everything in existence needs Him.

With this understanding, it is
perfectly acceptable to use the word "God" in English referring to Allah.
However, it is important to understand that when Muslims refer to "God" as "He,"
they do not mean that He has gender. God is not male, female or neuter, as He is
not a creature or an object. He is attributed only with complete perfection, and
is clear of created attributes, such as having children, a partner, a rival or a wife.

The attributes of the Creator do not resemble the
attributes of the created, because His attributes are without a beginning or an
end. He is not limited by time or space; He is their Creator and all that exist
in them including light, darkness, cold, heat, nature, atoms, colour, good and
evil. Our imaginations are limited, so we cannot imagine Him. That is why
Muslims say: "God is different from whatever you imagine in your mind."

When Muslims say that God is “one,” they don’t mean “one”
as in a number; they mean that he does not have a partner, equal, rival or part.
Idol worshippers believe God has a partner or a counterpart. This cannot be true
because if one wants one thing and the other something else, then the one that
did not get what he wanted cannot be God since he was defeated.

As for those who believe that God has parts, such as the
Christians who believe in the trinity, they must also be wrong, because parts
need each other to form a united whole, and whatever needs cannot be God. In
addition, one of the obvious proofs of the Creator’s existence is the existence
of this universe. Whenever we see something composed from parts, we say:
“someone has put it there.” For example, when you see a car, you know that this
car has a beginning; someone put it where it is now. If this is true for a
simple car, then what about the entire universe? If one accepts this argument,
then one must also accept that God is free of the attributes that makes one say
“someone must have put it there”, such as weight, volume, length, width, shapes,
limits, boundaries, composition, physical movement, physical distance and
physical direction. In other words, you must accept that God does not resemble
His creation. This is what Muslims mean when they say, “He has no equal,” i.e.
nothing resembles Him.

Muslims believe that God is attributed with perfect and
limitless life, sight, hearing, speech and knowing, because death, blindness,
deafness, dumbness, and ignorance are weaknesses. However, His life, sight,
hearing, speech and knowing do not resemble ours; the words are the same, but
the meanings are completely different. For example, God’s attributes have
nothing to do with instruments, such as a body, a soul, an eye, an ear, a mouth,
a language or a brain. Rather, they are perfect attributes of God that have no
beginning, no end, no sequence and do not change.

In addition to the above, it is clear that God specifies
the things that exist and their characteristics, and that He brings them into
existence. We must conclude then, that He is attributed with will and power. His
attributes of will and power do not have a beginning or an end and they do not
change, as is true for all God’s attributes. In the above, we have mentioned
some of what Muslims must know and believe in regarding the Creator. However,
God’s attributes are not limited, because God cannot be limited, bounded or
deficient in any way.