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Run barefoot more beneficial for the body because of our feet on the ground directly. Also, runners who bare feet lower risk of injury because of anatomical foot when setting foot better.

The researchers observed that when people run with variations, runners who do not wear footwear tend to use the entire leg or as part of setting foot hits the ground first is the soles, new heels.

In contrast with the runners who wore shoes, 75 percent landed their heels first. This method is more risk of injury.
“Landed feet by the middle or front of your foot is needed first leg and calf muscles are strong, but shocks to the smaller muscles”.

Human foot evolved specifically and have anatomical characteristics as walking barefoot. This occurred approximately 4-6 million years ago. “However, approximately 2 million years ago humans began to tiptoe due to start running”.

Those who ran barefoot tend to avoid landing the heel first, since if done repeatedly can make your feet hurt. While shoes offer comfort, so they no longer land a part of his front leg.

Then, if we have to start taking off shoes? Not really was. However, the researchers suggest that we are slowly starting to learn to land the center of the soles of the feet while running.

Outside the footwear issues, many of the benefits we can gain from running activities. Among others to train the cardiovascular system or blood flow throughout the blood vessels, including the heart. And certainly, running is an activity that effective to burn fat.

For most people, the reputation of a bad body fat already, ranging from the causes clogging of blood vessels that causes stomach becomes distended. No wonder if many people desperately trying to get rid of fat.

However, for the scientists, fat is an interesting mystery. “Fat is one of the most interesting organ”. “Fats have many functions in the body for more than that is known,”

In the body, fat has two functions, first is to store excess calories in a safe place so that whenever needed by the body can easily pick it up. The second function is to release a hormone controlling metabolism.

Fat did not consist of a single species. There are various kinds of fat. brown fat. This is the type of fat that has the skinny. In a test of this type of fat known to be able to burn calories.

Brown fat have more children than adults. That is why the child’s body temperature is warmer. This type of fat is more like muscle than white fat. When active, the fat will burn fat brown and white. Read the rest of this entry »

Pomegranate is now more popular because of its beneficial properties for health. Besides good for the heart, the pomegranate was also effective against breast cancer.

Results of laboratory tests showed that pomegranate (pomegranate) contains chemical compounds that can reduce the risk of the formation of a hormone that causes breast cancer.

Fruit that tastes fresh and sweet and contain high phytochemical content of polyphenol antioxidants.

These compounds inhibit the enzyme function associated with the development of estrogen. Breast cancer is influenced by the hormone estrogen. If a woman is no longer producing estrogen, the risk of breast cancer would decrease. Read the rest of this entry »