I think it´s sensible to be interested in your own health and I have invested time and money in useful knowlege. Sometimes it´s nice to read articles which compound the views you already have. Tonight, for example, I read an article which explained that we should all chew our food thirty times or thereabouts before we swallow. This does make sense. The article claims we probably all feel a little gastric after having eaten our meals and it is because we haven´t chewed sufficiently before we have swallowed. This then puts pressure on our digestive system to have to re hash the job that should have been done in the mouth by the teeth and gastric juices. Another article went on to look at the urban myth of the benefits of drinking 8 glasses of water per day. Now, the article was claiming that we can do ourselves more harm than good by overdosing on water. The author was explaining that the intake of water has to relevant to the size of the glass and the size of our own bodies. It was further explained that by drinking too much it can put a great strain on our systems and by having too little we can dehydrate.
Here´s an article I found pretty interesting…..
Before you open that can of soup or pop the lid on that water bottle, ask yourself this: How much do I really care about my endocrine system? Your answer is important because even if you’re hazy on exactly what your endocrine system does, I’ve got a feeling you’re a big fan. It’s all about protecting your hormones.
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Cart first…then the horse
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Vital messages are being sent throughout your body. Your nervous system does it with electrical impulses. Your endocrine system does it with hormones.
Endocrine glands (such as the thyroid and pancreas) release hormones into the blood stream. From there, hormones go on to help regulate key functions such as metabolism, blood sugar, growth, mood, and reproduction, just to name a few. In other words: It’s VERY important stuff!
Knowing this, how would you feel about eating or drinking something that contains a compound known as an endocrine disruptor? Obviously, disrupting the endocrine system is not a good idea at all. And yet every day, millions of people eat food products contaminated with bisphenol A (BPA)–an endocrine disruptor. About 70 years ago, BPA was found to have estrogenic activity in the body. This prompted one of the earliest attempts to create a hormone replacement medication. That idea went off the rails when BPA was soon found to be too toxic for use in a drug.
Nevertheless, the food industry saw no problem at all in putting BPA to use in food containers. What could possibly go wrong? The answer: decay. Over time, BPA polymer decays and leaches into canned foods and beverages, as well as liquids in plastic bottles. BPA is also used to make plastic eating utensils, plastic bowls, and–the worst!– baby pacifiers.
And THEN came the studies…
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Two years ago, a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that high urinary BPA concentrations might be linked to increased risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and abnormal concentrations of liver enzymes. New research confirms those risks.
When UK researchers matched BPA content in urine samples with years of health records for nearly 1,500 subjects, aged 18 to 74, they came to this conclusion: “Higher BPA exposure, reflected in higher urinary concentrations of BPA, is consistently associated with reported heart disease in the general adult population of the USA. Studies to clarify the mechanisms of these associations are urgently needed.”
This is where I would tell you that FDA officials have been stonewalling the BPA issue to cowtow to the food industry. And that’s true. But in a recent surprise move, the FDA issued a BPA “update” that recognizes recent research and warns consumers that infant exposure to BPA should be avoided.
Hmmm. Let’s see. Kids are, technically, the same species as you and me, so maybe it’s not too great a leap to assume that adult exposure to BPA should be avoided too.
In a recent article, HSI Panelist Jon Barron cited a Consumer Reports investigation that found significant traces of BPA in every can of food they examined. So the first step in avoiding BPA is pretty obvious: steer clear of canned foods and beverages. One exception: Eden Foods. More than 10 years ago (WAY ahead of the curve), this organic food company went to great lengths to make the switch to BPA-free cans.
And you can easily shop for BPA-free food and beverage containers, including feeding bottles for infants. Just Google “BPA-free” and you’ll enter a world that’s just a little less toxic. Source
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Word of the Day
quebrar keh-brar’ (transitive verb)
to break, to destroy, to shatter, to snap, to crack; to twist, to bend
EXAMPLES
Quiere quebrar su racha de mala suerte. – He wants to break his bad luck streak.
Para hacer el baile bien, tienes que quebrar la cintura. – To do the dance right, you have to twist at the waist.
IDIOMS
Quebrarse la cabeza – To rack one’s brain
For more information and examples, visit the SpanishDict.com entry for quebrar.
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Music 3rd February
1959, 22 year old Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens, aged 17, died in a crash shortly after take-off from Clear Lake, Iowa. Tthe pilot of the single-engined Beechcraft Bonanza plane was also killed. Holly hired the plane after heating problems developed on his tourbus. All three were travelling to Fargo, North Dakota, for the next show on their Winter Dance Party Tour.
1960, Anthony Newley was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Why’.
1960 – The record label Reprise Records was formed by Frank Sinatra.
1967, producer Joe Meek shot his landlady Violet Shenton and then shot himself at his flat in London, Meek produced The Tornadoes ‘Telstar’ 1968, One hit wonders The Lemon Pipers went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Green Tambourine’ the song was a No.7 hit in the UK.
1968, The Beatles started work on their new single ‘Lady Madonna’ at Abbey Road studios in London.
1973, Elton John started a three-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Crocodile Rock’.
1979, Blondie UK No.1 with ‘Heart Of Glass’
1990, for the first time ever, the UK Top 3 singles featured non-British and non-American acts. Ireland’s Sinead O’Connor, Australia’s Kylie Minogue and Belgium’s Technotronic. Sinead O’Connor had her first No.1 single with Nothing Compares To U’, a song written by Prince.
1999, Tony Hadley singer with Spandau Ballet told a High Court in London of his “desperate” financial situation after his solo career failed.
2003, the exclusive documentary ‘Living With Michael Jackson’ was shown on UK television. Reporter Martin Bashir had spent eight months with the star, the show’s editor said, ‘viewers will not believe what they’re seeing.’
2008, UK singer Adel went to No.1 on the UK album chart with her debut album ‘19’
February 3rd: Born on this day
1928, Frankie Vaughan, UK singer.
1928, Val Doonican, Irish singer
1935, Johnny ‘guitar’ Watson, guitarist, singer
1943, Dennis Edwards, The Temptations
1943, Eric Haydock, bass, The Hollies
1947, Dave Davies, guitarist, The Kinks
1809 – Composer Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn was born.
