Lime juice lowers cholesterol

This fruit, which resembles a lemon is rich in vitamin C and has a range of health benefits.

Citrus fruit similar to a lemon and rich in vitamin C has many health benefits.

Because it contains calcium and folic acid, lime is good for women's health, and that in its crust compound that inhibits the production of melanin, the pigment that gives color to the skin, it is excellent for treating skin that is exposed to UV rays for years.

Hyperpigmentation avoided if you apply a mask to the skin with pieces of lime peel.

Scientists have also found that lime has anticancer properties, antioxidants from it destroy cancer cells and prevent colon cancer, stomach and blood.

Lime juice contains more citric acid from oranges and grapefruit, and can prevent and stone formation in the kidney, and that the body took advantage of this fruit, fresh juice Drain and then combines it with water.

Experts have realized that flavonoid hesperidin from lime can lower cholesterol and triglycerides.

What do Olympians eat?

Unfortunately for people who enjoy eating, daily routines swimmer Michael Phelps that includes intake 12,000 calories is not true. How truly professional athletes calories a day and what they eat?

"I have never eaten so much, it's impossible," Phelps said in an interview with Ryan Sikrestom.

The average professional athlete day 6000 bring up to 10,000 calories in 6 meals a day.

Turkish wrestler Elif Jale Jesilirmak keeps diet from 3,000 calories a day.

Grapefruit stronger effect of drugs against cancer

Grapefruit juice has long been known to be dangerous in combination with medication, but in the case of drugs for various forms of cancer, the opposite happens.
Researchers at Purdue University have discovered that a glass of grapefruit juice increases the absorption of the drug sirolimus, which means that the dose in combination with the fruit could be reduced by one third, and still have full effect.

Smaller doses mean that patients will have less negative effects of the drug. If a similar mechanism is also valid in combination with other drugs, as researchers hope, doctors may prescribe in the future, fewer doses, and patients have fewer side effects and more money in your pocket.

Vegetarian athletes: Yes or no?

There is opinion thay vegetarians are gentle creatures who recoiled within the sports arena. Despite the many successes of athletes who are vegetarians, people are still questioning their ability.

Lizzie Amistead was only 10 when he told to his parents that he wanted to be a vegetarian. Yesterday he won the Olympic silver medal in difficult bicycle race.

If you look at the runners from Kenya, although they are not strict vegetarians, their diet contains very little meat, but in most cases meals consist of rice, beans, green vegetables and dough. List of Kenyans who have won medals is pretty long, almost endless.

5 foods that refreshes the skin

Certain foods contain powerful ingredients that can make the skin becomes soft and supple and resistant to time which creates wrinkles.

If you're wondering what to eat and what to lubricate the skin, here are some tips to help you find your skin type and natural balm for the same.

Strawberries

Strawberries have more vitamin C than oranges or grapefruit and the researchers confirmed that people who eat foods rich in this vitamin have fewer wrinkles and less dry skin, making old slower.