The heart reacts to the musical vibrations

U.S. doctors have found that music is a reaction of the human cardiovascular system. Listen to your favorite quiet music and a positive impact on the health of the heart, said researchers from America. According to a new study experts found that the endothelium (the layer of cells lining the inner surface of vessels) reacts to the emotions.

It endothelium plays an important role in the regulation of blood flow, blood coagulability and the density of its status largely on the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. During the experiment, test subjects had to listen to different music, from the cheerful and calm to loud and disturbing.

It turned out that blood vessels grown in 4 times more of the listeners happy and calm music that positively influences the health of the cardiovascular system, as compared with those who listen to loud music and disturbing. Experts advise to listen to quiet music, and thereby enhance their health.

Strict diet leads to the formation of blood clots

Meals on grapefruit can lead to amputation of lower limbs. Women who adhere to strict grapefruit diet, developed American scientists. Washington doctors claim that a diet based on grapefruit, combined with birth control pills caused a severe impact from the 42-year-old woman.

UK expert stressed that this was an unusual case, but in his view, the strict diet can lead to unpredictable consequences. In November 2008, a woman brought to the emergency department. The day before, she went into a long car trip, after which I felt severe pain in the left leg ankle. When she was taken to the hospital, she had difficulty walking, shortness of breath and dizziness.

Shortly before the incident, the patient sat on a strict diet, which included 225 grams of grapefruit every morning, and previously the woman consumed very little fruit. After the ultrasound, doctors found a large blood clot that can lead to gangrene and loss of limbs. The woman had the necessary assistance and to prevent severe consequences. Specialists believe that strict grapefruit diet has provoked the emergence of a blood clot in leg vein women.

Relax on the sea is dangerous to health

Russian scientists warn: If you are going to resort to carefully examine how the composition of medicines and cosmetics, which use. If you were among the first antibiotics, sulfanilamidnye, diuretic and protivodiabeticheskie, hypnotics and sedative drugs (eg, containing extract of hunters), boric and salicylic acids, painkillers tablets containing ibuprofen, while the second was eosin, retinoic acid, essential oils bergamot, roses, musk, sandalwood and orange, you get the risk of allergic reaction in the sun.

The thing is that these substances cause increased skin sensitivity to ultraviolet - photosensitization, because of what it may appear red and itchy blisters, similar to the scientists. Therefore, when choosing their study medication instructions - if they indicated that the drug has side effects - or if the photo in cosmetics is one of the components, make another choice.

Employed people are less prone to stress

Researchers from Germany found that the unemployed are sick, on average, twice as long as working people. According to a recent study, the unemployed in Germany are sick longer than those who have jobs. The findings were based on data from health insurance TKK 2008. According to experts, is likely to cause stress and psychological stress associated with unemployment.

According to the TKK, in 2008 the length of a hospital in unemployment averaged 20.6 days, while workers - from 10.3 days (males) to 12.6 days (female). Of citizens of the work, the duration of all sick auxiliary workers (18.9 days).

Followed by the builders working wood-processing industry (18.5 days), metallurgy (17.6 days) and warehouse workers (17.0 days). Least extended sick gardeners (8.4 days), and administrative employees (9 days), the researchers reported. Frequent illness unemployed are not accidental. Unemployment, according to the authors of the study involves a severe mental stress, which have a negative impact on physical health.

Bleeding gums

German scientists found that the use of two grapefruit a day reduces the inflammatory diseases of the mouth. Doctors from the Friedrich Schiller University invited 58 smokers and nonsmokers people with chronic gum disease. Two weeks later it was found that in both groups increased the level of vitamin C and decreased bleeding gums.

And smokers have it though and doubled compared to the initial reading, but still was lower than that of nonsmokers. It is known that the level of vitamin C in smokers by an average of 29 per cent lower than that of nonsmokers.

The study confirmed that the prevention of inflammatory diseases of the gums is an adequate content of vitamin C. Because it is impossible to stock, it is better to regularly use products that are rich in this valuable vitamin. The content of vitamin C in grapefruit is 92.5 mg, which is why it is so useful.