Brain Damaging Habits

7 Best Stress-Fighting Foods

Papaya
Wouldn’t it be awesome if there was a magic nutrient that could stop the flow of stress hormones—the very hormones that make your body superefficient at storing fat calories? Wouldn’t you want to gobble that food up like crazy, especially if it tasted great? Half a medium papaya carries nearly 75 percent more vitamin C than an orange, and provides potent protection against stress. Researchers at the University of Alabama found 200 milligrams of vitamin C—about as much as you’ll find in one large papaya—twice a day nearly stopped the flow of stress hormones in rats. It should work for you, too. 

Other smart sources of vitamin C: Red bell peppers, broccoli, oranges 

Peppermint Tea 
The mere scent of peppermint helps you focus and boosts performance, according to researchers. Another study discovered that peppermint tea makes drivers more alert and less anxious. 

Other smart sources of peppermint: Peppermint candy and peppermint oil 

Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin seeds are loaded with stress-busting potential thanks to high levels of magnesium. Only about 30 percent of us meet our daily magnesium requirements, placing the rest of us at a higher risk for stress symptoms such as headaches, anxiety, tension, fatigue, insomnia, nervousness and high blood pressure. (Basically we’re frayed wires, and magnesium is the electrical tape that can pull us back together.) A quarter cup of pumpkin seeds gives you half your day’s magnesium requirements.

Other smart sources of magnesium: Spinach, Swiss chard, black beans, soybeans, salmon
Avocados
The healthy fats buried in the avocado’s flesh make it an ideal choice when you’re craving something rich and creamy. The reasons? Monounsaturated (healthy) fatty acids, and potassium--both of which help combat high blood pressure. Avocado fat is 66 percent monounsaturated, and gram-for-gram, the green fruit has about 35 percent more potassium than a banana. Whip up a fresh guacamole or slice a few slivers over toast and top with fresh ground pepper.

Other smart sources of potassium: Squash, papaya, spinach, bananas, lentils

Salmon
Not only does omega-3 fat protect againstheart disease and cognitive decline, but according to a study from Diabetes & Metabolism, the wonder fat is also responsible for maintaining healthy levels of cortisol. And what’s the world’s best source of omega-3s? Salmon. But there’s another trick in salmon’s arsenal—a sleep-promoting amino acid called tryptophan. One salmon filet has as much tryptophan as you need in an entire day, and if there’s one remedy for stress, it’s a good night of blissful Zs.  

Other smart sources of omega-3 fats: Flaxseeds, walnuts, sardines, halibutOther smart sources of tryptophan: Chicken, tuna, beef, soybeans

Almonds
The almond's first stress-buster is the aforementioned monounsaturated fats, but at risk of belaboring that point, let’s look at another almond-centered, mind-calming nutrient: vitamin E. In one study, Belgium researchers treated pigs with a variety of nutrients just before sticking them in a transportation simulator (basically a vibrating crate). After 2 hours of simulation, only those pigs treated with tryptophan and vitamin E had non-elevated levels of stress hormones. Almonds, thankfully, are loaded with vitamin E. To reach your day’s requirement from almonds alone, you need to eat about 40 to 50 nuts. Or you can mix them with other vitamin-E rich foods to save calories and add more dietary variety.

Other smart sources of vitamin E: Sunflower seeds, olives, spinach, papaya
Oatmeal
A biochemical effect of stress is a depleted stock of serotonin, the hormone that makes you feel cool, calm, and in control. One reliable strategy for boosting serotonin back to healthy levels is to increase your intake of carbohydrates. That said, scarfing down Ding Dongs and doughnuts isn’t a sustainable solution. Rather, to induce a steady flow of serotonin, aim to eat fiber-rich, whole-grain carbohydrates. The slower rate of digestion will keep seratonin production steady and prevent the blood sugar rollar-coaster that leads to mood swings and mindless eating.

Other sources of fiber-rich carbohydrates: Quinoa, barley, whole-wheat bread, Triscuits

Top 7 Health Worries for Men

Change your lifestyle and you take control of your health, the doctors say. Here’s a list of the main things, men should be concerned about:

• Cancers: Reducing your chances of getting them is simple. For colon cancer, follow diets high in fibre and have a simple fecal smear test as starting points! For skin cancers, avoid unprotected exposure to the sun! For lung cancer, stop smoking! Prostate cancer is trickier, because there do not appear to be any reliable preventative measures.

• Hypertension: High blood pressure is the starting point for a host of heart-related diseases.While there is a genetic component, being overweight, avoiding exercise, stress and too much salt in the diet are chief contributors.

• Cardiovascular disease: The things that can go wrong with the hearts and blood vessels of middle aged men fill books. Significant contributors are all the things your mother told you not to do: Smoking, unhealthy eating habits, being a couch potato, not getting enough sleep, letting stress build up.

• Diabetes: Type 2, the one that used to be called adult onset diabetes, is now reaching near epidemic proportions in Pakistan. Pancreases worn out by the demands placed on them by unhealthy lifestyles and all the fat around the middle start to shut down insulin production.

• High cholesterol: That pre-40s life of big-meat meals, little exercise and a general disregard for health can see fats in the blood shoot up. Those fats can clog arteries and restrict the flow of blood to the point where the heart rebels at the extra workload.

• Stress and depression: Men do, indeed, go through their own version of menopause, healthy diet and regular exercise is good medicine. Exercise, even a long brisk walk, releases endorphins, the body’s own feel-good chemicals.

• Erectile dysfunction: ED may be a warning sign of much worse to come, physicians now believe. Studies show that two thirds of men under 60 who report erectile dysfunction go on to have a cardiac event within three years if they do not seek medical help.

All About Heart Attack

What happens during a heart attack?


The heart muscle requires a constant supply of oxygen-rich blood. The coronary arteries provide the heart with blood. If you have coronary artery disease, those arteries become narrow and the blood cannot flow as well as it should. Fatty matter, calcium, proteins and inflammatory cells build up within the arteries to form plaques of different sizes. The plaque deposits are hard on the outside and soft and mushy on the inside.
When the plaque's hard, outer shell cracks, platelets (disc-shaped particles in the blood that aid clotting) come to the area, and blood clots form around the plaque. If a blood clot totally blocks the artery, the heart muscle becomes "starved" for oxygen and nutrients (ischemia) in the region below the blockage. Within a short time, death of heart muscle cells occurs, causing permanent damage. This is called a myocardial infarction (MI) or heart attack.

While it is unusual, a heart attack can also be caused by a spasm of a coronary artery. During coronary spasm, the coronary arteries restrict or spasm on and off, causing lack of blood supply to the heart muscle (ischemia). It may occur at rest and can even occur in people without significant coronary artery disease.

Each coronary artery supplies blood to a region of heart muscle. The amount of damage to the heart muscle depends on the size of the area supplied by the blocked artery and the time between injury and treatment.

Healing of the heart muscle begins soon after a heart attack and takes about eight weeks. Just like a skin wound, the heart's wound heals and a scar will form in the damaged area. The new scar tissue does not contract or pump as well as healthy heart muscle tissue. So, the heart's pumping ability is lessened. The amount of lost pumping ability depends on the size and location of the scar.

What are the symptoms of a heart attack?


Symptoms of a heart attack include:

discomfort, pressure, heaviness, or pain in the chest (angina), arm or below the breastbone
discomfort radiating to the back, jaw, throat or arm
a fullness, indigestion or choking feeling (may feel like heartburn)
sweating, nausea, vomiting or dizziness
extreme weakness, anxiety or shortness of breath
rapid or irregular heartbeats
During a heart attack, symptoms last 30 minutes or longer and are not relieved by rest or oral medications (medications taken by mouth).

Some people have a heart attack without having any symptoms (a "silent" myocardial infarction). A silent MI can occur among all patients, though it is more common among diabetics.

Do not delay getting help


Quick treatment to open the blocked artery is essential to lessen the amount of damage. At the first signs of a heart attack, call for emergency treatment . The best time to treat a heart attack is within one to two hours of the first onset of symptoms. Waiting longer than that increases the damage to your heart and reduces your chance of survival.

Reasons people delay:

They are young and cannot believe it is happening to them.
Symptoms are not what they expected.
They may deny the symptoms are serious and wait until they go away.
They may ask the advice of others, especially family members.
They may first try to treat the symptoms themselves, using aspirin or antacids.
They may think the symptoms are related to other health problems (stomach, arthritis).
They may put the care of others first (first take care of children or other family members) and not want to worry them.
Chest discomfort can be described many ways. It can occur in the chest or in the arms, back or jaw. If you have symptoms, take notice. These are your heart disease warning symptoms. Treat all chest discomfort as angina or a heart attack unless your doctor has told you otherwise.

Treatments (medications, open heart surgery and interventional procedures) do not cure coronary artery disease. Having had a heart attack or treatment does not mean you will never have another heart attack; it can happen again.

How is a heart attack diagnosed?


Once the emergency care team arrives, they will ask you about your symptoms and begin to evaluate you. The diagnosis of the heart attack is based on your symptoms, ECG and the results of your blood tests. The goal of treatment is to treat you quickly and limit heart muscle damage.

ECG
The ECG (also known as EKG or electrocardiogram) can help to tell how much damage has occurred to your heart muscle and where it has occurred. In addition, your heart rate and rhythm can be watched.

Blood work
Blood may be drawn to measure levels of biochemical markers (sometimes called enzymes). These markers are found inside your body's cells and are needed for their function. When your heart muscle cells are injured, their contents -- including the markers -- are released into your bloodstream. By measuring the levels of these markers, the doctor can determine the size of the heart attack and approximately when the heart attack started. Other blood tests may also be performed.

Echocardiography
Echocardiography can be used during and after a heart attack to learn about how the heart is pumping and what areas are not pumping normally. The echo is also valuable to see if any structures of the heart (valves, septum, etc.) have been injured during the heart attack.

Cardiac catheterization
Cardiac catheterization, also called cardiac cath, may be used during the first hours of a heart attack if medications are not relieving the ischemia or symptoms. The cardiac cath can be used to directly visualize the blocked artery and guide the choice for which procedure (such as angioplasty, stent placement or coronary artery bypass surgery) may follow.

How is a heart attack treated?


Once your heart attack is diagnosed, your treatment begins immediately -- possibly right in the ambulance or emergency room.

Medications
The knowledge gained in past years regarding acute coronary syndromes and what happens in the artery during a heart attack has helped guide medical treatment. The goals of medication therapy are to break up or prevent blood clots, prevent platelets from gathering and sticking to the plaque, stabilize the plaque and prevent further ischemia.

These medications must be given as soon as possible (within one to two hours from the start of your heart attack) to decrease the amount of damage. The longer the delay in starting these drugs, the more damage that occurs and the less benefit they can provide.

Medications for this purpose may include:

aspirin
heparin
thrombolytic therapy ("clot busters")
other antiplatelet drugs
any combination of the above
Other drugs, given during or after a heart attack, lessen your heart's work, improve the functioning of the heart, widen or dilate your blood vessels, decrease your pain and guard against any life-threatening heart rhythms.

Interventional procedures
During or shortly after a heart attack, you may go to the cardiac catheterization laboratory to directly evaluate the status of your heart, arteries and the amount of heart damage. In some cases, procedures (such as angioplasty or stents) are used to open up your narrowed or blocked arteries. These procedures may be combined with thrombolytic therapy to open up the narrowed arteries, as well as to break up any clots that are blocking them.

If necessary, bypass surgery may be performed to restore the heart muscle's supply of blood.

How are subsequent heart attacks prevented?


The goal after your heart attack is to keep your heart healthy and reduce your risks, to prevent future damage to your heart. Take your medications, change your lifestyle and see you doctor for regular heart checkups.

Take your medications
Medications are prescribed after a heart attack to:

prevent future blood clots
lessen the work of your heart and improve your heart's performance and recovery
lower cholesterol
Other medications may be prescribed if needed. These include medications to treat irregular heartbeats, lower blood pressure, control angina (chest discomfort) and treat heart failure.

It is important to know the names of your medications, what they are for and how often and at what times to take them. Your doctor or nurse should review your medications with you. Keep a list of your medications and bring them to each of your doctor visits. If you have questions about your medications, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Change your lifestyle


There is no cure for coronary artery disease. In order to prevent the progression of this disease, you must follow your doctor's advice and make necessary lifestyle changes. You can stop smoking, lower your blood cholesterol, control your diabetes and high blood pressure, follow an exercise plan, lose weight, and control stress and anger.

See you doctor for regular heart check-ups


Make a doctor's appointment four to six weeks after you leave the hospital. Your doctor will want to check the progress of your recovery.

Call your doctor sooner if you have symptoms such as chest pain that becomes more frequent, increases in intensity, lasts longer, or spreads to other areas; shortness of breath, especially at rest; dizziness. or irregular heartbeats.

Basic tips for Men’s Hair

Most men usually think that their hair are fine the way they are and hair care is something for women only. However, men have to take care of their hair as much as women do. In fact, sometimes they have to take care more because if they have dandruff that can be really embarrassing with short hair.

Following are some of the basic tips that all men should follow.


Pat Dry
Towel drying causes damage to men’s hair. To properly towel dry, shake out the excess water and stroke your hair in the direction it grows, rather than rubbing the hair with the towel. Drying takes a bit longer this way but after a few haircuts, you’ll notice the difference in the way your hair looks.

Cool Off
Nothing feels better than a piping hot shower, but it’s wreaking havoc on your hair and scalp. Very hot water strips too much of the essential oil from the hair and scalp and leads to dryness.

Avoid Chemical Treatments
Repeatedly coloring or perming hair can leave it damaged, dry, and dull. I recommend avoiding at-home chemical products and seek a good stylist for such services.

Use a Good Shampoo and Conditioner
A good shampoo and conditioner will help cleanse the hair, add moisture and elasticity, and smooth the cuticle to add shine.

Use the Right Tools
Don’t use a brush on wet hair, when the hair is most vulnerable. When combing through wet hair, use a wide-toothed comb and gently work out any tangles. Avoid heated tools such as blow dryers or irons which can dry and damage hair.

Stay Healthy
The condition of your hair is often a reflection of the overall health of your body. Eat well, exercise, drink plenty of water, get enough sleep, and reduce stress in your life. Doing so will result in a healthier scalp and great looking hair. Living well and staying healthy will also increase the rate of hair growth.

Avoid Tight Hats
A tight hat (or ponytail) can cause “traction alopecia,” a condition in which hair is pulled out of the scalp. If worn long enough, the damage can become permanent. A tight hat or ponytail can also cause damage to the cuticle and breakage.

Keep it Trimmed
Since the only real way to remove damaged hair is to cut off the damaged section, keeping your hair trimmed regularly will help eliminate split ends.

Reduce Frizz
Low moisture and protein in the hair can cause frizz. To minimize this problem, use a good moisturizing conditioner. A slick, smoothing serum can be applied to add shine and give the hair a smoother appearance.

Maintain a Healthy Scalp
Hair starts from the scalp, so for hair that’s sleek, strong, and shiny, make sure you take good care of your scalp by following our Scalp Care Tips.

Since hair is such a big part of your appearance, keeping it well maintained will make you more attractive.

Karachi Restaurants that Deliver with Phone Numbers

Bar BQ Tonight 111-227-111
Biryani Centre 583-8582
Cafe Aylanto 583-8041
Chairman Mao 585-3333
Chatkharay 111-242-854
Dominos 111-366-466
Gazebo 842-1169
Ginoginelles Pizza 111-000-156
Hennys Sandwiches 586-4023
Hot and Spicy 584-3930
Jans Chicken 534-4950
Kaybees 438-5555
KFC 111-532-532
Mcdonalds 111-244-622
Mr Cod 535-0746
Nandos 111-626-367
Papa Johns Pizza 585-3374
Pizza Experts 111-111-241
Pizza Hut 111-241-241
Pizza One 432-1372
Student Biryani 111-111-778
The Deli 583-8954

How to Look Younger

Without wasting much of your time i will share you my research work on how to look young

1- Take care of Your Skin

-Wash your face with a medium range hot water every morning
-Use Mosturizer (try Non-Oil)
-Use Sun block

2- Change your Diet

-Eat Juicy fruits
-Avoid Spicy, Salty and Oily foods

3- Hair Style

- Try the hair style which best suits you and keep on changing it to get noticed

4- Clothing

- Try wear tight T-shirts
-Blue Jeans
-Joggars

5- Exercise

-Exercise for atleast 30 minutes, 3 times a week every morning

6- Good Sleep

-Sleep for atleast 8 hours every day

7- Have Sex

-Sex is very important for good health make it a part of your life. Have it for atleast 3 times a week with a monogamous person.