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Senin, 24 Januari 2011

Healthy and Delicious with Kefir

Healthy and Delicious with Kefir - Since hundreds of years ago kefir has been recognized as a health drink, rich in nutrients, and able to ward off various diseases. These dairy products can cause a pleasant feeling.

Kefir is a drink derived from milk, fermented by a number of microorganisms, namely lactic acid-producing bacteria (BAL), acetic acid-producing bacteria and yeast (yeast).

Increased Folic Acid

The main ingredient is making kefir and milk kefir seeds. Kefir seeds can be obtained by purchase or from the process of making kefir before. If stored correctly, kefir seeds can be used repeatedly without limit. Milk used to milk cows, goats, sheep or buffalo, either in the form of powder (whole milk or skim) or liquid (full-cream, low-fat, or non-fat). Given the technology is very simple, making kefir can be done in a household scale.

Pasteurized milk initially, that is heated at a temperature of 85 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes or at a temperature of 95 degrees Celsius for 5 minutes. The goal is to kill unwanted microbes and neutralize the protein, thus facilitating the work of microbes in the fermentation process. After the milk is cooled in a pot or a jar until it reaches room temperature (20-25 degrees Celsius), to which is added kefir grain seed as much as 5-6 percent (50-60 g of seeds for 1 liter of milk kefir).

The mixture of milk and kefir seeds subsequently cured at room temperature for 24 hours, until there is perfect clotting. Kefir can be improved aroma and flavor ripening way back in the refrigerator temperature 80-10 degrees Celsius for 15-24 hours.

Furthermore, kefir is filtered to separate the 'kefir liquid' from kefir grains. The longer ripening done, diminishing levels of laktosanya (milk sugar), but more acidic taste. Longer curing will also enhance the levels of vitamin B and folic acid. Durable power of kefir liquid can be extended up to one week in cold storage temperature (about 10 degrees Celsius).

Kefir-making technique is more a work of art rather than scientific activities. Fermentation time and temperature of fermentation are the two things that really determines the texture and flavor that will produce kefir. In hot climates, milk fermented with kefir seeds is sufficient for 18 hours. After that, kefir seeds must be separated from the liquid kefir.

Fermentation is too long will produce kefir is very thick and sour. Kefir is good only slightly thicker than fresh milk, so it is easy drunk.

Is Beer Really Healthy?

Beer Really Healthy? - Beer is one of the most popular beverage worldwide after water and tea. in fact, this beer is said to have been in production before recorded history began. Beer is the drink intoxicating, but some say that this beer has a plus for health, in other words, beer can be beneficial to health.

The nations in Western countries is a true beer drinker. It was almost no activity that does not involve beer, ranging from watching the ball, play cards, get together, get together at the bar, barbecue party, and other special events.

In general, the beer is made from a mixture of water, rice or wheat grains, fruit and yeast. Brewing beer-making process is called. The process begins by soaking wheat seeds to germinate (malted) and then heated to produce the sugars and flavor. Some brewers sometimes use rice or corn and using the extra fruit, herbs and spices to produce a unique flavor.

The next process is to mix the seed sprouts, grains that are not heated in water. The resulting sugars and starch solution and then poured and fermented to produce beer. Clarity of the color of beer depends on the level of roasting. The color of dark beer that comes from wheat that baked until slightly darker.

This Intoxicating beverages containing alcohol are not a lot, unlike any other intoxicating drinks, like vodka or whiskey. Alcohol in beer varies between less than 3 percent to 40 percent (by volume) depending on the type and manufacturing techniques.

Make healthy

Although classified as liquor, but various studies show beer, like wine, if consumed in moderate doses can be healthy for the body. Basic ingredients of beer making is a source of carbohydrates, B vitamins and potassium.

"The scientific evidence says alcohol, whatever kind can increase levels of good cholesterol and reduce heart attack risk by 30 percent," said Eric Rimm, ScD, a researcher from Harvard University.

He also said alcohol can improve insulin sensitivity and reduce the risk of diabetes. Because beer also contain high enough fluids, beer consumption also reduces the risk of kidney stones. In small doses of alcohol also can make blood circulation more smoothly.

Even so, keep in mind a healthy dose of beer, ie no more than two doses. The recommended dose is 12 ounces (equivalent to 1.5 cups) of beer each day.

"Excessive consumption may eliminate health benefits of beer and increase the risk of liver disease, cancer, cirrhosis, alcoholism and obesity," says Rimm, committee members Dieteray Guidelines 2010.

He also suggested that beer is not consumed by high-calorie foods, including small meals (snacks) that are usually available when watching sporting events or chatting casually.

How Music Effects On The Brain

Effects hear music on the brain. when listening to music, our brain releases chemicals pleased, it said the same thing as when a sexual intercourse. According to the researchers, during sex, the brain releases dopamine, which is a substance in brain cells that create a sense of fun and function to communicate.

Dopamine also typically help people feel pleasure when eating and also engaged in producing euphoria from drug use. And in a recent study indicated that the human brain scans while listening to music also shows the release of dopamine directly.

"The relationship with dopamine may help explain why music is so widely popular across cultures,"says Robert Zatorre and Valorie Salimpoor from McGill University in Montreal, told MSNBC on Tuesday (11/01/2011).

In the study researchers use only instrumental music. This shows that do not require sound to be able to produce dopamine response.

Zatorre explains, brain scans showed that the increase in dopamine in the striatum of the brain for 15 seconds before people feel pleasure or enjoyment.

"It is logical, because the area associated with anticipation of connecting parts of the brain involved with making predictions and responding to the environment, while reacting to the peak areas associated with pleasure the brain limbic system, involved in emotion,"says Zatorre.

This research study has helped the health world, listening to music has the efficacy of reducing pain, relieve stress, nourish the heart, stimulates brain cells, help you sleep soundly to accelerate the healing process of diseases.

Sabtu, 22 Januari 2011

Saturday Throwback: Cheap Healthy Salad Dressings - 102 Recipes

Every Saturday, we post a piece from the CHG archives. This one came from April 2008. (See: The immediate Spring reference.)

Ah, Spring - the birds are singing, the trees are budding, the construction next door has resumed, the writers’ strike is over, and last but not least, salad season is finally upon us. So gather ‘round, my leafy green-lovin’ compatriots, and let’s talk dressing.