Alcohol: Health Benefit or Health Risk?

Title:Alcohol: Health Benefit or Health Risk?Word Count:489Summary:We've all heard the news about the potential heart-health benefits of moderate alcoholconsumption. It's no wonder such stories grab headlines. They're the nutritional equivalent ofthe classic media formula of \"man bites dog.\" As for the rest of us, we celebrate by raising aglass to our health.Keywords:

Alcohol: Health Benefit or Health Risk?Article Body:We've all heard the news about the potential heart-health benefits of moderate alcoholconsumption. It's no wonder such stories grab headlines. They're the nutritional equivalent ofthe classic media formula of \"man bites dog.\" As for the rest of us, we celebrate by raising aglass to our health.But whenever I hear one of these reports, I wonder whether it actually ends up doing more harmthan good. Most fail to mention the health risks of excessive alcohol consumption, which willdo a body far more damage than moderate consumption will do it good. And they leave theimpression that health benefits apply to men and women alike. Not so.Most of the research regarding alcohol's effects in raising good cholesterol, or HDL, levelslooks at men and post-menopausal women. Very little, if any, evidence suggests that alcoholconsumption in younger women is beneficial. Even worse, other studies associate youngerwomen's alcohol consumption with increased disease risk.Up to 4 percent of breast cancers can be attributed to alcohol. According to a recent study in theBritish Journal of Cancer, every drink increases a woman's chances of developing breast cancer.In a recent summary of 63 published studies, 65 percent of the studies found an associationbetween alcohol consumption and increased breast cancer risk.It's tempting to dismiss these health risks by pointing to more obvious ones, like excess weightand inactivity. In fact, 54.3 percent of women age 20 to 39 are obese or overweight. But ifyou're one of them and you're trying to lose weight and increase fitness, drinking alcohol willhardly help you achieve your goals.Add that much-ballyhooed glass of red wine a day without making any other changes in yourdiet or exercise, and you'll gain nearly 15 pounds per year. In four years, you'll be 60 poundsheavier, which won't do much to help your heart.Counting calories from alcohol can be doubly difficult. Not only are these calories lesssatisfying than those from food, these days they're likely to come in super-sized martini glassesthe size of swimming pools. Alcohol sabotages your diet in other ways as well. Loweredinhibitions can lead to overeating, while even one drink can dampen your metabolism for up to24 hours.Bottom line: Be honest with yourself. Don't use health claims about spirits as an excuse tojustify excessive drinking which endangers your life, liver, looks and limbs. Keep in mind thatplenty of other, better ways to improve heart health are out there. Start by getting and staying fit.Exercise at least five times each week. And eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, whoseantioxidants may reduce the risk of heart disease by reducing the oxidation of cholesterol inyour arteries.Most of all, remember that less is more. And get all the facts before you go looking for yourhealth at the bottom of a glass of booze.Jennifer Grossman is the director of the Dole Nutrition Institute. - NU

Title:Healthy And Nutritious Benefits From YogurtWord Count:494Summary:It has been given different names but the nutritious value of yogurt makes it useful for ourcontinuous and profoundly used up body. It should be part of your daily diet as it helps withincreasing ways of creating a clean digestive system. The process of making yogurt must havedeveloped somewhere in Asia or Europe as there is a huge supply of milk.抯 抯In Europe and Asia, cow milk is very prevalent; buffalo milk is also used in India. In抯Russia goats and sheep milk ar...Keywords:Home Remedies Yogurt, Yogurt Benefits, Nutrient values of Yogurt, Milk ProductsArticle Body:It has been given different names but the nutritious value of yogurt makes it useful for ourcontinuous and profoundly used up body. It should be part of your daily diet as it helps withincreasing ways of creating a clean digestive system. The process of making yogurt must havedeveloped somewhere in Asia or Europe as there is a huge supply of milk.抯 抯In Europe and Asia, cow milk is very prevalent; buffalo milk is also used in India. In抯Russia goats and sheep milk are a good source of providing milk from which the rich andsmooth yogurt is formed. Yogurt can be made by the use of Soya which is considered as a veryhealthy drink.By being an excellent desert, yogurt also happens to be very nutritive with many goldenbenefits written to its name. It has all the essential source of proteins, vitamins and minerals.These help to create a proper balance for your body. High content of calcium also proves to beexcellent for our digestive system. It helps it cooling down your system rather than burning itup with acidity problems. As the proteins are easily digested you can have this very easilywhich tends to do wonders to your body.It can also be made into butter milk wherein 90% water is used, but the taste happens to be verygood for your mouth and your stomach accepts it easily. People who have tender digestivesystem can have this daily which would help them tremendously. As the digestabilty factor ofthe yogurt is better in comparison to the milk due to which you can have it very easily. It isbeen said that consuming at least 250 gms yogurt a day would help to improve your thiamine.This thiamine helps in maintaining your appetite as well as the continuous growth of your body.Acidity can be easily fought by drinking butter milk. If this butter milk happens to be sour itturns out be even better as it helps in fighting the influx of lactic acid in the system. You can

use yogurt in different forms which makes it more interesting and also very appetizing for manychildren and adults too. It also contains Vitamin B12 which is very good for your body. Thereare three types of yogurt regular, low-fat, and skimmed milk.As yogurt contains live bacteria it proves to be very useful for your body providing all thenecessary health benefits needed by you. It has been tested that people who have yogurt thrice aweek can increase their life span than the one's who had it just once a week. Your immunityincreases by having yogurt. It has a fine resistance to fight diseases. Eating yogurt helps withvaginal yeast infection. It also helps in weight loss which for many may be a very significantproblem. Lactobacillus is a pro-biotic bacterium which helps in curing arthritis as well aspreventing it.Pet Insurance Moreover Health Insurance Quotes: Online GuideA recent survey estimated that the average dog owner will visit the vet two-three times a yearand spend an average of two hundred dollars. Pet owners who have cats will spend a little bitless. That estimate is for the normal routine stuff like sterilization (spaying or neutering),抮 抯vaccinations, worming, and a heartworm test; you e normally in and out of the veterinarian抯office in approximately fifteen minutes. It hard to imagine what the trip to the veterinarian抯 office would cost if your pet was suffering from a really serious medical problem such asbenign tumors or a broken leg.Approximately three percent of pet owners in the United States have decided that the best wayto deal with financing their pets vet bill is to purchase pet health care insurance. Pet health care抯insurance is similar to human health care insurance. The pet owner pays a monthly premiumand when the pet has to go to the veterinarian office the insurance company will pay acertain percentage of the bill minus the deductible.Before a pet owner purchases a pet health care plan they need to get some estimates/quotes onvarious plans. Before the pet owner goes online to find a quote they need to grab a pad of paperand write down two things. The first thing they need is a wish list of the type of pet healthinsurance coverage you would like to get. This list can include things like prescription coverage,low deductibles, dental, annual checkups, spaying and nueturing, declawing and anything elseyou can think of. It is important to remember that you may not be able to find a pet healthinsurance plan that will have everything you want, circle the items that you simply can't livewithout. The second thing you need to write down is what is the most you can spend each抯month on your pet health insurance plan. Keep this number close by so you don't splurge on抰an insurance plan you won be able to afford.Now do a couple internet searches to find all the names of pet health insurance companies. Gothrough the list and find all the companies that have health insurance plans that are compatibleto your wish list and seem to be in your budget. Try to narrow the list down to the five mostlikely possibilities.Now that you have five health insurance companies that seem like real possibilities go to their抯quote section on the webpage. Follow the instructions and enter all of your pet pertinent

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