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Beetroot 'may cut blood pressure' Click Here to Know More

Beetroot 'may cut blood pressure' Beetroot Root vegetable, and potential lifesaver? Drinking 500ml of beetroot juice a day can significantly reduce blood pressure, UK research suggests. The key beneficial ingredient appears to be nitrate, which is also found in green, leafy vegetables. The researchers found that in healthy volunteers blood pressure was reduced within an hour of drinking the juice. The study, by Barts and the London School of Medicine and the Peninsula Medical School, could suggest a low-cost way to treat hypertension. Drinking beetroot juice, or consuming other nitrate-rich vegetables, might be a simple way to maintain a healthy cardiovascular system Professor Amrita Ahluwalia Barts and The London School of Medicine Previously the protective effects of vegetable-rich diets have been attributed to their antioxidant vitamin content. While it took less than an hour to note a reduction in blood pressure in the beetroot juice tests, it was more pronounced after three to four hours and a degree of reduction continued to be observed for up to 24 hours, the report published on the online journal Hypertension said. Saliva breakdown The researchers showed that nitrate in the juice is converted in saliva, by bacteria on the tongue, into nitrite. This nitrite-containing saliva is swallowed, and in the acidic environment of the stomach is either converted into nitric oxide or re-enters the circulation as nitrite. The peak time of reduction in blood pressure correlated with the appearance and peak levels of nitrite in the circulation. No such drop in blood pressure was recorded in a second group of volunteers, who did not swallow their saliva while drinking beetroot juice, or for three hours afterwards. More than 25% of the world's adult population are hypertensive, and it has been estimated that this figure will increase to 29% by 2025. Hypertension causes around 50% of coronary heart disease, and approximately 75% of strokes. In total, cardiovascular disease kills over 110,000 people in England every year. Researcher Professor Amrita Ahluwalia said: "Our research suggests

Why U wear your ring in your Fourth Finger? Get Linked and Know Immediately.

Universally, men and women wear their rings on their Fourth Finger. Here is a Chinese Philosopher who explains why they wear it like that way. Your thumb represents your parents. Your Index finger represents your siblings. (brothers and sisters) Your middle finger represents YOU.! Your fourth finger represents your spouse. Your little finger represents your children. But then why we wear the ring in our fourth finger ? There is a beautiful explanation . Get linked by clicking at the title above. I am sure U will enjoy it.

10 Diet Rules Meant to be Broken

10 Diet Rules Meant to be Broken (Kindly click at the title to read the entire article) Some food 'dos and don'ts are best ignored, experts say. By Colette Bouchez WebMD FeatureReviewed by Louise Chang, MD Do these diet truisms ring any bells in your mind?: Don't eat before bedtime or you'll gain weight. Skipping meals will help you take off the pounds. If you want to stay on a diet, eat at the same time every day. Experts say these are among dozens of silly food 'rules' we often try to follow to the letter. "Some are half-truths, some are complete myths, and some are clearly more harmful than others, but most of them won't help you lose weight or make dieting any easier," says Elizabeth Somer, MA, RD, author of 10 Habits That Mess Up a Woman's Diet. Yet many of us persist in believing our weight loss programs won't be successful if we don't "follow the rules.""In some instances, rules can offer hope, almost like a superstition," says Abby Aronowitz, PhD, author of Your Final Diet. "In other instances, they can offer the promise of control -- certain familiar food rules offer a sense of comfort." In the end, nutrition experts say, many of the food and dieting rules we hold dear are meant to be broken - without guilt! Three experts gave WebMD the low-down on what they say are some of the silliest food rules around. 10 Food Rules to Ignore http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/10-diet-rules-meant-to-be-broken

பொங்கலோ பொங்கல்

பொங்கலோ பொங்கல் மார்கழி மாதம் கடைசி நாள் 14.1.2008 அன்று போகி பண்டிகை. நாம் கழிக்கவேண்டியது எல்லாம் கழித்து புதியன புகுவோம் என்பதை அறிவுறுத்தும் வகையில் கொண்டாடும் பண்டிகை. தை முதல் மாதம் முதல் தேதி 15.1. 2008 உலகத்தின் எல்லா வளமும் சூரியன் ஒளிதனைப் பொருத்தே அமைகிறது. கதிரவனுக்கு நன்றி தெரிவிக்கும் பண்டிகை இது. அடுத்த நாள். மாட்டுப் பொங்கல். உழவனுக்கு உறு துணையாய் நிற்கும் மாடுகளுக்கு மாலையிட்டு அவைகளை அவற்றின் இன்றியமையாமை தனை எடுத்துரைக்கும் நாள். காணும் பொங்கல். தமிழ் மக்கள் பொதுவான பல இடங்களுக்கும் சென்று கண்டு களிக்கும் திரு நாள். உலகத்தமிழரின் திரு நாளாம் பொங்கல் திரு நாள் அன்று எல்லோருக்கும் எங்கள் நல் வாழ்த்துக்கள் Please click here to find HOW TO COOK SAKKARAI PONGAL. Share Sweet Pongal with all Dear and Near Ones in your environment. Let us celebrate this Pongal day with all its festivities.

jayanthaSree Raag Popular Song "Marukerala"

என் பேத்தி ஆமா நாங்க செல்லமா தாத்தாவும் பாட்டியும் ரோஸின்னு கூப்பிடற சஞ்சு மருகேலரா பாட்டு பாடறா.. அற்புதமா இருக்கு. Marukelara....O Raaghava.... 22nd மேளகர்த்தா Janya ராகம் இது ஜயந்தஸ்ரீ. தாளம் ஆதி.

Sri K.Sriram sings a Thyagaraja Krithi

Sri K.Sriram, studying in SBOA School, Chennai, here, sings a Thyagaraja Krithi. Listen and Enjoy.

Curious as I am, just for Fun, I jumped into a blog (of my unseen friend) unfolding his Dream. Oh! .And What followed ...is really Bliss.

என் வாசகம்: கனவில் வந்த கதைகள் : மாடியில் ஏறிக் குதித்து ...

Amma Amma

 In memory of my Mom who left us a couple of years ago.

நானும் சிங்கம்தான். எங்கிட்டே சண்டைக்கு வரியா...?

சிங்கம் தான் சிங்கமென நினையாவிட்டால் சிங்கமல்ல‌