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Gesundheit: So wirkt Kaffee auf Ihren Körper. Immerhin 165 Tassen des beliebten Wachmachers trinkt jeder Deutsche pro Jahr.

Gesundheit: So wirkt Kaffee auf Ihren Körper

Doch nach wie vor ranken sich jede Menge Vorurteile und Mythen um das Thema Kaffee: Wie genau wirkt er, was macht das Koffein im Körper und wie ungesund ist der tägliche Genuss tatsächlich? Koffein wirkt auf Herz und Nervensystem Klar ist: Für die anregende Wirkung im Körper, die von jedem Menschen unterschiedlich stark wahrgenommen wird, ist das Koffein verantwortlich. 100 Milliliter Kaffee enthalten rund 80 Milligramm Koffein – acht Mal mehr als beispielsweise Cola, die nur 10 Milligramm enthält.

Dem Wirkstoff wird nachgesagt, dass er die Aufmerksamkeit und Leistungsfähigkeit steigern soll. Diese Wirkung tritt etwa 30 Minuten nach dem Konsum ein. Aufgrund des leicht ansteigenden Blutdruckes wird Kaffee oft nachgesagt, dass er Herzerkrankungen fördere. Daher raten Mediziner: Nicht über 300 Milligramm des Wirkstoffes auf einmal aufnehmen, am besten pro Tag nicht mehr als zwei große Tassen Kaffee trinken. PTA-Forum online: Heuschnupfenprävention: Flucht vor den Pollen. Heuschnupfenprävention Flucht vor den Pollen Von Inga Richter / Etwa die Hälfte aller Allergiker reagiert übersensibel auf Blütenpollen.

PTA-Forum online: Heuschnupfenprävention: Flucht vor den Pollen

Einige Maßnahmen können helfen, die Allergene weitgehend zu meiden. Darüber hinaus schützt eine frühzeitige und zielgerichtete Behandlung vor Folgeerkrankungen. Anzeige Von einer Sekunde auf die andere läuft die Nase, die Augen jucken und brennen, heftige Nies­attacken, manchmal sogar Fieber begleiten diese Symptome. Die Häufigkeit von Allergien hat in den letzten Jahrzehnten in vielen Regionen der Welt dramatisch zugenommen.

Über mögliche Ursachen für diesen dramatischen Anstieg wird viel spekuliert. Die Hygiene-Hypothese Ein anderer Erklärungsansatz macht den heutigen Lebenswandel der Menschen in den Industrieländern für die Entwicklung verantwortlich. Erster Schritt Macht sich eine Allergie erstmals bemerkbar, lautet die oberste Priorität, den oder die Auslöser möglichst schnell zu finden und zukünftig zu meiden. Urlaub immer im Sommer. Sensor zeigt Enge in lebenden Zellen an. Sensor zeigt Enge in lebenden Zellen an Proteine und andere Biomoleküle werden oft ausschließlich im Reagenzglas in wässrigen Lösungen untersucht.

Sensor zeigt Enge in lebenden Zellen an

Es ist jedoch nicht klar, ob diese experimentellen Studien auf die dicht-gepackte zelluläre Umgebung übertragbar sind. Bochumer Forscher haben eine neue Methode entwickelt, mit der sich diese Effekte der Enge in lebenden Zellen erstmals mikroskopisch untersuchen lassen. Sie entwickelten einen Sensor, der je nach Enge in der Zelle seine Farbe wechselt.

Die dicht gepackte zelluläre Umgebung Proteine haben mannigfaltige Funktionen innerhalb der Zelle. LONGEVITY HOT SPOTS. Healthiest Daily Habits - How to Stay Healthy. Protein Cracked: Making A Case For The Egg. Egg whites are often referred to as the perfect protein, due to their amino-acid makeup and the body's ability to utilize them properly.

Protein Cracked: Making A Case For The Egg

The average large, whole egg contains about 72 calories, 6 g of protein, 5 g of fat, about 200 mg of cholesterol, and nearly no carbs. The average large egg white contains only 17 calories, 4 g of protein, and no carbs, fat, or cholesterol. Egg whites contain as many as 40 different proteins. Too little sleep poses long-term health risks. Video Keywords immune system cancer cells sleep apnea metal bar In a clip from National Geographic, scientists explain a link between cancer and sleep deprivation.

Too little sleep poses long-term health risks

Video Transcript Automatically Generated Transcript (may not be 100% accurate) 00:00 So in this set of experiments. We take a no 00:04 amount of cancer cells and we inject them under the skin 00:08 of every new level. Was vielen Managern fehlt. Gerontologie: Dem Altern auf der Spur. 7 Habits That Are Quietly Making You Fat (and Have Nothing to Do With Eating) Wise Bread Picks Can't figure out why you're packing on the pounds lately?

7 Habits That Are Quietly Making You Fat (and Have Nothing to Do With Eating)

It may not be related to food at all. In fact, some of your habits may be contributing to the spike on the scale. Universitätsmedizin Erlangen: Ernährungsmythen aufgedeckt. New molecular signaling cascade increases glucose uptake. Scientists from Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences have in collaboration with colleagues at Harvard University discovered a novel molecular pathway which is activated in muscles during exercise.

New molecular signaling cascade increases glucose uptake

Skeletal muscles combust both lipids and carbohydrates during exercise. The carbohydrates consist of both glycogen stored in the muscles as well as glucose extracted from the blood. Being a major sink for glucose disposal, skeletal muscle represents an important model tissue for studying the intracellular signaling pathways leading to increased glucose transport. This is important because it is known that the contraction-induced signaling to stimulate glucose transport is distinct from that utilized by insulin.

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Should You Automate Your Life So that You Can Work Harder? - Sarah Green. By Sarah Green | 10:56 AM March 13, 2014 Would you pay someone in the Philippines to answer your email for you — even your personal messages?

Should You Automate Your Life So that You Can Work Harder? - Sarah Green

Or hire strangers on the internet to plan your spouse’s big birthday party? Or throw meat, vegetables, and butter into a blender and call it dinner? How Turmeric Can Save the Aging Brain From Dementia and Premature. Insomnia and Brain Activity. Can’t sleep?

Insomnia and Brain Activity

It’s all in your head: The brains of insomniacs are different than those of sound sleepers, says a new study from Johns Hopkins University. Researchers found insomniacs have brains with more plasticity, or a greater ability to react to change. Normally that’s a good thing, says lead study author Rachel Salas, Ph.D. How Does Jiggling Affect the Brain? New reports of brain damage to soccer and rugby players are leading to a re-think of how jiggling the brain during a game could lead to the kind of long-term damage long associated with slam-bang sports like football and boxing.

How Does Jiggling Affect the Brain?

But medical researchers aren’t yet ready to call for the end of contact sports. Some athletes get hit hard many times and don’t develop conditions such as chronic traumatic encephelopathy (CTE), the disease diagnosed in Major League Soccer player Patrick Grange, who died in 2012 and a former pro Australian rugby player, Barry Taylor, who died in 2013. Those who do could have some kind of genetic susceptibility to developing these injuries or a pre-disposition that isn’t yet well understood. NEWS: Soccer Headers May Cause Brain Damage Patients with CTE have an abnormal build-up of protein that can block or disable neural pathways controlling things like memory, judgment and fear. News Republic. 9 Everyday Habits That Age You. Are you aging faster than your years?

If you don't like what you see in the mirror, it may be time to evaluate some of your daily routines. The foods you eat and even the way you sleep can add years to your face and may shorten your lifespan. Here, experts discuss the most common age-accelerating habits and ways to reverse the process. Everyday Habits That Age You If your to-do list never seems to get any shorter, the stress from your hectic life may be taxing your body. Insomnia Linked to Overactive Brains. Almost everyone has trouble sleeping once in a while – worries from the day have a tendency to stick in your brain and spill over into the night, and keep you from mentally taking the break your brain needs to recharge.

But for 15% of American adults, not being able to sleep is a chronic problem that can interfere with memory and concentration. And according to the latest research, the reason may have to do with the way their brains work. Dr. 10 Health Reasons Why You Should Drink More Water : The Tao of Good Health. By Golb on Jun 12, 2007 in Featured, General Health Water is an essential component of the human body. The human body is made up of about 43% to 75% of water - depending on age, body fat, etc [if fat is taken out of consideration, the nominal water content is about 72% of body mass - according to this source]. You could probably survive for 4 to 8 weeks without food (source), but it is estimated that lack of water could cause death in about 10 days, at room temperature (source).

Water acts as a nourishing agent. Water circulates through the blood and helps transport nutrients and oxygen towards organs and cells. Health Tips - Home Remedies That Work at WomansDay. Nobody is naysaying the wonders of modern medicine—what would we do without a medication like penicillin to treat infections? But, as it turns out, everyday items have secret curing powers, too. Next time you don’t want to fork over money to get a common wart removed, consider using duct tape. Already popped two aspirin but can’t get rid of the headache? A pencil could do the trick. Below, get medical explanations behind a few bizarre—albeit brilliant—MacGyver-esque home remedies.

The medicine in our minds. 16 February 2014Last updated at 20:08 ET By Olly Bootle BBC's Horizon programme They are the miracle pills that shouldn't really do anything. Placebos come in all shapes and sizes, but they contain no active ingredient. And yet, mysteriously, they often seem to work. Benefits of Sleeping Longer. Top 15 Fat Burning Foods You Need To Know. Monkeys that eat omega-3 rich diet show more developed brain networks. 02/05/14 Portland, Ore. Study gives new insight into similarity of complex brain networks in monkeys, humans Monkeys that ate a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids had brains with highly connected and well organized neural networks — in some ways akin to the neural networks in healthy humans — while monkeys that ate a diet deficient in the fatty acids had much more limited brain networking, according to an Oregon Health & Science University study.

The study, published today in the Journal of Neuroscience, provides further evidence for the importance of omega-3 fatty acids in healthy brain development. Ten Things Super Fit Healthy Peeps Do Daily! - Kat Loterzo. Your goal may not be to lose weight or be in a certain shape, but here’s the reality: When you are healthy and vibrant and feel GOOD about yourself from the inside out, it has a direct impact on your ability to take action on everything in your life, not to mention a powerful psychological impact on your confidence and self-belief. Which, as you know, are directly linked to whether or not you follow your dreams! The Miracle and Mystery of Sleep: 12 Remarkable Psychological Studies. Dear Paleo, I Quit.

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10 Foods That Can Help You Fight Illness. Health Benefits of Sleep. Basis » Advanced Sleep Analysis – A Product View. Is Polyphasic Sleep for You? 11 Tips for Deeper Sleep. Caffeine stirs our memory › News in Science (ABC Science) Caffeine Has Positive Effect on Memory.