Good Finally: Healthy

Yoga Can Control Blood Sugar
Gentle yoga may help people with type 2 diabetes reduce a little weight and controlling blood sugar to keep it within normal levels. Similarly, a small study suggests.

Research, with respondents 123 middle-aged adults and seniors, find that they are adding yoga classes to their standard diabetes care showed weight loss during the three months of training. At the same time, blood sugar levels on average they remained stable - in contrast to the control group did not do yoga ang, where their blood sugar showed a rising trend.

The findings are reported in the journal Diabetes Care. However, this study does not suggest that yoga can replace other forms of exercise for people with type 2 diabetes - a disease commonly associated with obesity.

To really lose weight and control blood sugar, exercise 'more sweat' would work better, according to Shreelaxmi V Srinivas Hegde from the Institute of Medical Science and Research Center in Mangalore, India.

Among the 60 study participants who took yoga classes several times a week, Body Mass Index (BMI) on average - a measure of weight in relation to height - down from 25.9 to 25.4. BMI between 25 and 30 are considered overweight.

"In our study the effects of yoga on BMI and blood sugar control is marginal," said Hegde, the lead researcher told Reuters Health via email.

"But," he added, "It should be noted that yoga to control blood sugar levels are elevated in the control group stated."

Tips to Prevent Bad Breath

When fasting, the production of saliva in the mouth and the digestive tract is reduced so that it becomes more dry. That places halitosis or bad breath.

Bad breath can also result from systemic diseases such as liver, stomach, respiratory tract and acute kidney. While the causes of dental diseases and oral fresh breath in between cavities, gingivitis, gingivitis because plaque, and periodontitis.

Here are simple tips to prevent bad breath during fasting, as quoted from holisticcare-dentalclinic.

1. Maintaining healthy teeth and mouth by brushing your teeth and tongue properly. Clean between teeth with dental floss. If using a liquid rinse, do not use liquids with alcohol content above 25 percent due to trigger the risk of cancer of the oral cavity.

2. Check into your dentist at least six months. If you have time to do dental spa twice a month to maintain dental health.

3. Avoid cigarettes and alcohol because the effect of exacerbating the status of oral hygiene lead to gingivitis and periodontitis. Alcohol reduces the production of saliva, which will aggravate bad breath.

4. Increase consumption of fruits repellent bad breath like apples, yam and carrots. Green tea contains catechins active ingredients that can remove plaque, lower blood sugar levels, and kill bacteria that cause bad breath. Drink 2-5 cups of green tea a day.

5. Cheese is low in carbohydrates, high in calcium and contain phosphates, can strengthen tooth enamel, increased saliva production and reduce the growth of tartar.

6. Consume at least one quart of water or eight glasses a day for breaking up the meal. This is to maintain water balance in the body.

7. Eating probiotic foods like yogurt that maintaining digestion and inhibit bad breath.

Tips to Prevent Bad Breath