Feed Your Brain

We know that foods play a great role in our body, include our brain. Studies have shown that certain nutrients can positively affect the brain health and function. Sufficient nutrition is very needed for maintaining brain function and capability such as capability to focus, memorize, etc. For doing so, brain needs these kind of nutrients :

Iron

Iron can be found in oat, green vegetable (like spinach), nut, fish, meat. It takes part in the production of brain chemicals such as dopamine and serotonin to improve mood.

Folate
Folate is vitamin B needed for nucleic acid synthesis which is essential for brain. For pregnant women, consuming folate may prevent baby born with disability. Here are folate rich food : melon, banana, grape, cereal, rice, spinach, broccoli.

Vitamin B-6
Vitamin B-6 is healthy brain food because this kind of vitamin can change protein to amino acids which are important to produce serotonin and also make brain concentrate longer. Oatmeal, tomato, tuna, egg, fish, chicken and potato are rich in vitamin B-6. But, egg is high in cholesterol, old people should limit the consumption.

Antioxidant
As we have already known, antioxidant fight free radical in the body. Moreover, antioxidant keep the oxygen flowing to brain so that brain can focus better. Looking for food that rich in antioxidant? grape, pomegranate, kiwi, green tea, cherry, berries family, orange, pineapple, apple, chilli, dark chocolate.

Glucose
Like machine need fuel, so does you brain. Glucose is the fuel for brain cells and it is easily found in oatmeal, rice, red rice, bread and other carbohydrate products Our brain can not store glucose and need constant supply from blood. If, however, we eat excessive glucose in the form of highly refined carbohydrates, this do not good to brain health.

The Benefit of Banana

Banana is popular fruit in our society. But a lot of people do not know its great nutrition. Banana plant included in the family of Musaceae, grow well in tropical countries. Each banana has outer layer with a thick and fleshy edible inner part. The edible part has sweet and delicious taste. It also has soft texture and can be eaten raw or cooked first.

As stated above, banana has a lot of nutritions. It contains trypthan which can brings relax effect and improves our mood. This fruit is also rich in potassium. Potassium is good to manage our blood pressure and protect our colon avoiding from colon cancer. Beside that, banana also contains of vitamin B6, vitamin C, minerals such as Kalium, Magnesium, Iron, Phosfor, and Calsium.

Iron can help to reduce the pain of Pre Menstruation Syndrome. Eat banana about three to seven days before menstruation period will help us to overcome the pain. Because of high in Iron, banana can also stimulates the production of Haemoglobin in the blood so that can help in anemia.

Dietary fiber in banana help to overcome overweight. Vitamin B6 in it plays important role in synthesis of antibodies in the immune system while vitamin C prevents us from infection and keeps body healthy.

Vitiligo : Skin Disorder

Vitiligo is a pigmentation disorder in which there is loss of pigmen from areas of the skin resulting in white patches. Vitiligo can develop on hands, arms, feet ,face, lips, eyes, inner ear, fingers, mucous membranes, and other parts of the body. The hair that grows in area affected by Vitiligo may also turn white.

This condition affects about 1% to 2% of the world`s population, affects both sexes equally and all races. The patches often occur symmetrically across both sides on the body. Most of people who have vitiligo develop it between the age of 10 and 30. however, Vitiligo is not contagious.

The primary symptom of Vitiligo is the loss of skin color. The resulting white patches on the skin may enlarge and increase in number for a while, and then they stop, only to start up again later. Injury, sunburn and severe stress have been known to stimulate the progession of Vitiligo. In addition, people with Vitiligo may have pigment abnormalities of the retina or iris of the eyes. People with Viltiligo feel embarrassed, ashamed or worried about what others people think about them.

No one knows exactly what cause Vitiligo. But there are several theories about it. Many experts say that vitiligo is an autoimmune related disorder, which the body`s immune system attacks on its own cell (the melanocytes). The melanocytes are special cells which produce melanin pigment that colors our skin. Other theory says that the melanocytes somehow destroy themselves. Some people have regarded that a single event such as a severe sunburn or an emotional stress seem to have triggered their viltiligo. However, this theory have not been proven scientifically.

Another theory suggest that vitiligo is entirely genetic, more than 30% people with vitiligo have a familiy history of the disorder. There are also alternative theories that suggest diet and digestive disorder may destruct the melanocytes. We know that exposure to certain chemicals can cause vitiligo. Some chemicals, such as phenols (can be found in photography, many types of hair colourings, household stains, and similar products).