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A BANANA A DAY MAY KEEP BLINDNESS AWAY

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If you love apples, love the humble banana as well. Eating a banana daily is likely to boost eye health and prevent vision related diseases, a study has found. Researchers have found that bananas have carotenoid - a compound that is converted into vitamin A in the liver, which is an important precursor for eye health. According to previous research, foods containing high levels of carotenoid also protect against chronic diseases, including cancers, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The study has showed that banana rich in provitamin A carotenoids may offer a potential food source for alleviating vitamin A deficiency -  important for sight. To combat vitamin A deficiency, researchers have been investigating methods to boost carotenoids in bananas. Cara L mortimer and other researchers from Queensland University of technology in Australia studied two varieties of bananas to find out why they make different amounts of carotenoids. They found that the pale yellow, low carotenoid

7 EFFECTIVE WAYS TO GET RID OF LOVE HANDLES

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No matter how hard you have been working, you never seem to get rid of the stubborn love handles. They may be called love handles, but there is certainly nothing lovely about them. Kyla Gagnon, a fitness trainer based in British Columbia, told the Huffington Post that a number of people have problems with losing this type of fat because they only rely on exercise. Working the area with exercises will not get rid of the excess fat. What it will do is strengthen the muscles underneath the fat, which is important,” Gagnon told the Huffington Post. Here are some tips that will help you get rid of love handles for good: Eat Lots of Healthy Fats Consume more seeds and avocado in order to get healthy fats into your daily diet. It is recommended that 25-35% of your daily calories come from healthy fats. Also, you should avoid processed foods. Avoid Sugar and Unrefined Carbs Your daily diet should include more fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins in order to promo

DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PRESS THIS PRESSURE POINT NEAR YOUR EAR FOR A MINUTE?

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Diet graphs, treadmills, aerobics…sometimes, it turns into an uncomfortabe irritation (and actually, in many parts of the body!) to get in shape, exceptionally in the event that you are a foodie and can’t control those extravagant cravings of eating a cheesecake and a chicken move aimlessly hours. Gradually and bit by bit, your entire workout routine transforms into a bad dream. Enter: pressure point massage The encouraging news is that separated from facilitating queasiness, regurgitating, lower back agony, and migraines, pressure point massage is likewise useful in getting in shape. Turns out a simple technique of acupressure can help you control your appetite and hunger, while at the same time improving your digestion How, you ask? Save a couple of minutes from your putting on a show to-be-occupied calendar and place your thumb before the triangular molded tissue close you ear. Presently open and close your jaw and discover a point where it has most extreme development.