This is the Natural Way to Prevent DHF

Head of the Bandung City Health Office, Rita Verita, asked the public to be alert to the potential of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF). Residents are encouraged to help prevent the breeding of mosquitoes that cause DHF, Aedes Aegpty in their environment.

Rita said there were many efforts to prevent the development of the Aedes Aegpty mosquito. He encouraged people to try natural ways to prevent dengue. Starting from maintaining betta fish and planting plants that are not liked by mosquitoes.

"Betta fish is indeed one of the mosquito larvae-eating animals, so it's good if you have a fish pond accompanied by maintaining this betta fish," said Rita in Bandung Answering at City Hall Historical Park, Thursday (1/31).

Because of the benefits of betta fish, it encourages people to keep betta fish in ponds or aquariums. So that it can inhibit the breeding of mosquitoes.

In addition to betta fish, he said, there are several plants that can be an alternative to avoid mosquitoes. This plant can be planted around the house so that it helps prevent mosquito bites from starting at home.

5 Sports Burn Fat without Burdening the Knee

 Burning excess fat in the body doesn't always have to be high impact exercise. Sports that seem 'relaxed' and do not overload the joints of the body can also be used to burn fat.

Healthline revealed that there are at least five types of low impact sports that can burn fat effectively. The following are the five types of exercise.

Swim

Swimming is a type of exercise that is the most 'friendly' to the joints of the body. Even so, swimming can burn quite a lot of calories.

Buoyancy from water helps reduce pressure on the body. On the other hand, swimming movements involve cardio training, strength and flexibility at the same time.

Free swimming movements even remain useful for training the muscles at the top and bottom of the body, especially the shoulders, triceps, pec and quadriceps and stomach. No wonder swimming has been named one of the best sports in the world.

5 Healthy Benefits Behind Red Onions

Shallot is one type of food that is quite often used in various Indonesian specialties. The distinctive aroma can add to the delicacy of the cuisine as well as appetizing.

In addition, red onion has several health benefits. As is known, red onion belongs to the genus of onions.

Allium is a genus of onions which is known for its diverse nutritional and antioxidant content. Therefore, it is not surprising that red onion has several health benefits. The following are the health benefits of shallots as reported by Food Fact by Mercola.

Reducing Cancer Risk

One of the biggest benefits of onion comes from its high antioxidant content. Antioxidants can reduce the risk of several types of cancer.

Shallot is known to contain several types of antioxidants such as quercetin, kemferol and some sulfur antioxidants. These various antioxidants will work together when red onions are cut during preparation for cooking and form a new compound called allicin. Allicin makes red onion has good cancer fighting properties.

Improve blood circulation

Shallots are also known to be rich in iron and copper. Both are minerals that are known to increase red blood cell production.