Five Reasons For Choosing a Healthy Breakfast Oatmeal

Need ideas for a healthy breakfast? Try selecting oatmeal.

A cup of oatmeal contains up to 4 grams of fiber, about the same as an apple or a bowl of steamed brussel sprouts. Oatmeal, as quoted by the Huffington Post, Friday (31/10), it is also relatively easy to dikreasikan and can be found anywhere.

There are five reasons why eating oatmeal can be a good choice for health.

1. Satiety longer than other breakfast
The fiber in oatmeal has the power to prevent you snacking between meals. The study published this year in the Journal of Nutrition showed that eating oatmeal study participants satiated longer than the breakfast cereal in the same dose.

2. Lowering Cholesterol
Foods rich in beneficial fiber to lower cholesterol levels. The fiber in oatmeal helps reduce the absorption of bad cholesterol in the body which can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Can We Do to Avoid Stroke

Stroke is a disease that strikes without warning. Even so, there are many things we can do to avoid stroke.

The theme of World Stroke Day which falls on October 29 is What Can I Do? This theme invites everyone to contribute even the slightest to prevent stroke.

"Stroke occurs due to ruptured or blocked blood vessel. This is because the blood vessels are not healthy, so we have to keep our blood vessels are always healthy," said dr.Roslan Yusni Hasan, a specialist neurosurgery of RS.Mayapada Jakarta, to Kompas.com (29 / 10/14).

He explained that there are two factors that stroke can be controlled and can not be controlled. "What can not be controlled such as age, the increasing age of the blood vessels will be stiff. Other factors are male sex, race-specific taste, and also a history of previous stroke," he said.

Factors that cause the actual strokes that can be controlled more. For example, high blood pressure, untreated diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity, and smoking. Such diseases will accelerate clogging and damage blood vessels.

This Six Benefits of Turmeric for Health

Turmeric is a spice that is often used to provide color to yellow naturally in foods. Moreover, turmeric it has many benefits for health. Here are six benefits of turmeric.

1. Relieves stomach ache 
Heartburn or stomach pain can be relieved by mengosumsi turmeric? According to a 1989 study, derived from turmeric supplement is more effective to cope with stomach pains and indigestion symptoms when compared with placebo.

2. Preventing a heart attack 
Turmeric contains curcumin. This substance is assessed is behind the many health benefits of turmeric for. A study in 2012 examined the content of curcumin in turmeric is considered able to prevent heart attacks. This study followed 121 patients who underwent heart bypass surgery between 2009 and 2011.