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4 foods that age you faster

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Can what you eat determine how soon you succumb to wrinkles? Certain foods can do more that widen your waistline; they actually accelerate aging in your body. If you eat highly inflammatory foods on a regular basis, they can do real damage to your body’s regulatory functions, leading to disease, cellular degeneration and yes, wrinkles. Here are 4 foods to avoid that speed up aging on a cellular level. Partially hydrogenated oils.  Partially hydrogenated oils, often found in highly processed foods, spread inflammation throughout your body, which creates free radicals.  Free radicals eventually  begin to damage your DNA , causing affected cells to malfunction in a state of disease or die. The Environmental Working Group estimates that although “trans fat” appears on only 2 percent of nutrition labels, this inflammatory fat is potentially used in as much as  37 percent of processed foods , since  trans fat doesn’t have to be labeled if a serving contains less than half a gram . Besides

Health benefits of crying

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5 Health Benefits Of Crying  Relieves Stress  The research of William H. Frey II, Ph.D., a biochemist and director of the Psychiatry Research Laboratories at the St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Centre, suggests that we feel better after crying because it removes chemicals that build up during stress. “We don’t know what those chemicals are, but we do know that tears contain ACTH, which is known to be increased in stress,” reports Dr. Frey. Basically, crying could be a way to purge stress-causing chemicals from the body. Lowers Blood Pressure According to several studies,  blood pressure  and pulse rate plunged immediately following therapy sessions during which patients cried. Reduces Manganese Manganese, a trace mineral which affects mood, brain and nerve function, is found in up to 30 times greater concentration in tears than in blood serum. Again, it could be that crying is a way for your body to shed manganese and regulate mood. Flushes Out Toxins Tear production does more

Why you should eat apples before going to bed

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Eating anything shortly before going to bed can lead to difficulties falling asleep and may disturb your sleep throughout the night. While this is true of most foods, rich, heavy, spicy and fatty foods may be more detrimental to your sleep than others. Containing a number of sleep-promoting vitamins and minerals, polyphenol antioxidants and almost no fat, apples might be just what you need to fix your late-night hunger pangs Vitamins and Minerals Apples are a good source of vitamin C and can supply you with vitamin B6 and potassium, both of which may promote proper sleep. Vitamin C can help decrease blood pressure, improve your breathing and lower your blood sugar, helping you to relax and breathe properly as you sleep. Potassium serves as an electrolyte by conducting electrical signals through your body, helping to maintain a regular heart beat and conducting nerve transmissions that promote relaxation and sleep. Vitamin B6 can reduce stress and help you sleep by promoting the re