FASTING SERIES: What You Need to Know

Understanding the Basics to Glimpse Metabolism during Fasting and Starvation Fasting is most commonly associated with religious observation. It is the fourth of the Five Pillars of Islam. Each day, a human’s three primary meals are breakfast, lunch, and dinner, which are interspersed by interprandial fasting periods of approximately five hours each. The longest fasting… Continue reading FASTING SERIES: What You Need to Know

B: FASTING PROMOTES GROWTH OF NEW BRAIN CELLS

Fasting has been reported to improve cognition. Although this may take some time to manifest. The principle of improved memory during fasting is discussed below; A stomach hormone (Grehlin) that stimulates appetite seems to promote the growth of new brain cells and protect them from the effects of ageing – and may explain why some… Continue reading B: FASTING PROMOTES GROWTH OF NEW BRAIN CELLS

C: FASTING COULD EXTEND FEMALE FERTILITY

Eggs up In a research, Calorie-restricted mice also produced more eggs than normal mice when their ovaries were artificially stimulated, and their eggs were more likely to develop into embryos upon fertilization. The reported data showed that adult-onset caloric restriction prevents the age-related decline in oocyte [egg precursor cell] quality and quantity, this result was… Continue reading C: FASTING COULD EXTEND FEMALE FERTILITY

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SLEEP!

Why Interrupted Sleep is Worse than Staying Awake Researchers found that people who experience frequent interruptions during their sleep were less happy and less energetic the next day than people who went to bed late but were able to sleep continuously for a few hours. Not getting enough sleep may make you grouchy, but you… Continue reading SLEEP!

LAUGHTER: JUDGE OF SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

Laughter is a nonverbal vocal expression that often communicates positive affect and cooperative intent in humans. A laugh may signal mockery, humor, joy or simply be a response to tickling, but each kind of laughter conveys a wealth of auditory and social information. Researchers have distinguished between spontaneous and volitional laughter. Spontaneous laughter is emotionally-driven… Continue reading LAUGHTER: JUDGE OF SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

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Some Sunscreen Ingredients Might be Potentially Toxic

Sunscreen application is the main strategy used to prevent the maladies inflicted by ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Despite the continuously increasing frequency of sunscreen use worldwide, the prevalence of certain sun exposure-related pathologies, mainly malignant melanoma (a cancer type which is mainly caused by sun exposure), is also on the rise. The Sun continuously emits two… Continue reading Some Sunscreen Ingredients Might be Potentially Toxic

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