Strawberries can prevent esophageal cancer

In 2010, some 16,640 new cases of esophageal cancer is suspected in the U.S. and 14,500 people die because of it, according to the American Cancer Society. Risk factors for esophageal cancer include tobacco use and the combination of smoking and heavy alcohol drinking. A diet low in fruits and vegetables may also increase risk.

He presented his research results at a small meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Orlando, Fla. The study was funded by the California Strawberry Commission.

After animal studies show strawberries may have many benefits against cancer for esophageal cancer, Chen decided to study their effect in humans.

He evaluates the use of freeze-dried strawberries in 36 men and women who have precancerous lesions of the esophagus.

Eating freeze-dried strawberries may help prevent esophageal cancer, according to new research, but the beginning.

"Eating strawberries may be a way for people at high risk for cancer of the esophagus to protect themselves from this disease," said researcher Tong Chen, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus.

Their average age is about 54. Everything is at high risk for cancer of the esophagus, the tube connecting the throat to the stomach. This allows food into the stomach for digestion.

Heart palpitations can be washed with Yoga

One reason that the risk of heart disease because of heart palpitations, aka normal in some cases. The study found that yoga can help calm your heart rate to normal.

Yoga on a regular basis to reduce the effects of heart disease are common potentially dangerous or known as atrial fibrillation.

Atrial fibrillation is a condition where a normal heartbeat, which greatly increases the likelihood of blood clots and strokes develop.

Treatment is likely to be released through surgery to remove the disability, drug abuse, and some lifestyle changes such as reducing caffeine and alcohol.

But at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology in New Orleans shows researchers are not new yoga three times a week-long meeting for improving living conditions, reduced levels of anxiety and depression, which can endanger patients suffering from atrial fibrillation.

"The results of this study atrial fibrillation interesting, although not curable, but it seems to help reduce the risk there," said Dr. Raul Mitrani, clinical director of heart at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, as quoted from HealthDay, Monday (4 / 4 / 2011).

It has been found in previous studies, the benefits of yoga for heart and lower blood pressure and cholesterol and make arteries more flexible. But this study is the first to see the effect on atrial fibrillation.

In this study, aged between 25-70 years old 49 years for patients who have atrial fibrillation do yoga program of work for 45 minutes 3 times a week for three months. The courses are offered in the form of yogic breathing exercises, yoga and different functions, meditation and quiet. Participants who suffer from yoga to the occurrence of atrial fibrillation average above average 01.02 08.03 earlier cases.

"Set directly on the level of his psychological needs, and we know that meditation and yoga can help make people more stable, and thus reduce fear and anxiety." Said Dr. Scott Shurmur manager for the prevention of heart disease at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

When a person feels anxious or afraid of causing an explosion of adrenaline, which makes people vulnerable to trigger an arrhythmia caused by reduced activity of the sympathetic nervous system.