Crucifer Cancer Calls

You may try growing a cabbage garden from now on. What's so special about it. Here comes the fact. Men who regularly eat cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower may have a reduced risk of cancer according to a study in a Cancer institute. Those who ate vegetables like sprouts,mustards,turnip greens and cabbage more than once a week were upto 50% less likely to develop aggressive prostate cancer compared to men who rarely ate them. It was also found that substances present in cruciferous vegetables inhibit the growth of prostate cancer cells. So eat as much as cabbage and prevent yourself from cancer.

A New Gizmo

Gizmos keep coming in and they are very handy and effective. People would buy them of at any cost if they find it to be useful. A new gizmo called the accelerometer may sound like something superheroes use to battle the bad guys. But it is the latest fitness gadget that is popping up at sporting goods stores and as well as in the web. The versions of the gizmo can track your movements in every direction and it can forward,backward,up and down or side to side. It can measure how intense they are and how many calories are burnt. The outcome,the manufacturers say, is an accurate estimate of your activity than you would get from a pedometer that can be used only for measuring the forward steps. Look forward for this gadget in the market.

Chewing Gums

You would like to put a chewing gum in your mouth and burst a bubble. Its really fun doing so. Lets see some facts about it. Its true that digestive enzymes dont break down gum resin which is a main ingredient of bubble gum. But if you accidently swallow the stuff,rest assured that it wont be a long term relationship. The gum should work its way though your system at the same rate everything else does between 24 and 72 hours. Chewing gum lingers in stomach for 7 years. It probably started as a white lie parents told their kids to keep them from swallowing gum. Truth is,chewing gum can actually be good for you. It increases saliva you produce,which can ease heartburn after you eat, and if it contains xylitol, a sugar substitute,it can fight off bacteria that can cause tooth decay. Trying to cut your calories? It sure is hard to snack when you are chewing away on a piece of sugarless gum.