VITAMIN B

Vitamin B and Risk of Stroke 

In addition to its role in maintaining a healthy metabolism, skin, and hair, vitamin B has also been associated with a lower risk of stroke. Stroke is a condition in which the blood clot so that blood flow is not flowing to the brain, or the rupture of blood vessels in the brain. A review of randomized clinical trials which lasted for 6 months showed that taking vitamin B supplements may lower the risk of stroke by as much as 7 percent in participants 54 913 people. The study was authored by Xu Yuming and other researchers from Zhengzhow, China and published September 18, 2013 in the clinical journal, Neurology. But before taking vitamin B supplements, consult your physician first. 

VITAMIN A

Vitamin A 

Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin, and is vitamins are essential for the maintenance of health and survival. 

Vitamin A is an important nutrient for humans, because the substance These nutrients are not made ​​by the body, so must be met from outside the body in the form of food 

the dikonsums. Vitamin A is a vitamin that works well for the growth of cells - cells epithelium, and as a regulator of neuronal sensitivity to light stimuli and eye. 

VITAMIN HISTORY

History

Vitamin is a compound that has long been known to human civilization. As early as thousands of years ago, humans have known vitamins as one of the compounds that may provide health effects to the body. Along with the development of the times and science, things and more in-depth search of the vitamin was also updated. An outline of the history of vitamins can be divided into 5 important era. [6] In every era, there was a major advance toward this vitamin compounds that result from advances in technology and science.

JACKFRUIT

Jackfruit trees are generally medium-sized, up to about 20 m in height, although there are up to 30 meters. Round cylindrical rod, until about 1 meter in diameter. Dense canopies and dense, broad and rounded when in the open. All parts of the plant issued a thick white sap when injured. 

Single leaf, scattered, sessile 1-4 cm, rather thick leaves like leather, rigid, flat-brimmed, obovate to oblong (lengthwise), 3.5-12 × 5-25 cm, with a narrow base little by little, and short ends pointed or slightly tapered. Leaves ovate taper leverage, up to 8 cm long, easy to fall off and leave scars similar ring. 

Plants monoecious jackfruit (monoecious), the inflorescence appears on the axillary shoots are short and specific, which grows on the trunks or branches of old. Male flowers in the head or spindle-shaped mace, 1-3 × 3-8 cm, with a fleshy ring at the base of a clear head, dark green, with yellowish pollen faint fragrance when ripe. Flowers jackfruit called Babal. Once past the ripe age, Babal will rot (overgrown with mold) and blackened during the still in the tree, before finally falling. Female flowers in a single nodule or in pairs, cylindrical or oval, dark green. 

Fruit compound (syncarp) elongated spindle-shaped, often uneven, up to 100 cm in length, on the outer side of the soft form of short spines. 'Meat Fruit', which is actually the development of the flower tent, golden yellow when ripe, sweet-smelling fragrance that is hard, fleshy, sometimes filled with fluid (nectar) sweet. Seeds oblong oval to slightly flattened, 2-4 cm long, covered successively by a thin brown seed coat such as skin, endokarp the hard whitish clay, and soft eksokarp. Seed pieces are not symmetric.

DURIAN FRUIT

Durian is the name of a tropical plant that originated from Southeast Asia, as well as the name of the fruit that can be eaten. The name is derived from the characteristic of the fruit skin is hard and sharp grooved to resemble thorns. Popular title is "king of all fruits" (King of Fruit). Durian is a fruit that is controversial, although many people who like it, but some others even disgusted by the smell. 

Indeed, plants with names durian is not a single species but a group of plants of the genus Durio. However, it is a durian (without any additive) usually is Durio zibethinus. The types of durian other edible and are sometimes found in the host market in Southeast Asia which are lai (D. kutejensis), kerantungan (D. oxleyanus), durian turtles or drawbacks (D. graveolens), and lahung (D . dulcis). Henceforth, the following description refers to D. zibethinus.

AVOCADO FRUIT

Aocado comes from the Aztec language, ahuacatl (pronounced roughly "awakatl"). Aztec tribal areas are in Central America and Mexico. Therefore, this fruit was originally known in the area.  Avocado is a fruit that has a good taste, a lot of people who like to consume this fruit because it tastes. But apparently in addition to having good taste alpukad also has great benefits for the health of our bodies.

SOURSOP FRUIT

This plant is grown commercially for meat fruit. This plant can be grown in any place, is best planted in an area that is quite watery. Soursop name comes from the Dutch sendiei Zuurzak which means that the acid sac.

Soursop fruit is not a true fruit, the size is quite large up to 20-30cm and weigh up to 2.5 kg. Called "fruit" is actually a collection of the fruits (fruit aggregate) with a single seed and losing limits coincide between pieces. Soursop fruit flesh is white and has black seeds. The fruit is often used for raw materials of juice drinks and ice cream. Soursop fruit contains a lot of carbohydrates, especially fructose. The other is the nutrient content of vitamin C, vitamin B1 and vitamin B2 are quite a lot. The seeds are poisonous, and can be used as a natural insecticide, as sugar apple seeds.

MANGOSTEEN FRUIT

Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) is a kind of perennial evergreen tree that is believed to have originated in tropical regions of the archipelago. Growing up to 7 to 25 meters. The fruit also called mangosteen, purplish red when ripe, although there are also variants of the red skin. The mangosteen fruit is known in the trade as the "queen of fruits", the durian pair, the "king of fruits". This fruit contains anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity have. So overseas mangosteen fruit is known as having the highest antioxidant levels in the world. 

FREE RADICALS

Free radicals are actually formed naturally as a part of our body's metabolic processes. However, free radicals can also be influenced by environmental factors, including smoking habits, use of pesticides in food, pollution and radiation. Free radicals are unstable molecules which react easily with essential molecules of our body, including DNA, lipids and proteins. Free radicals are molecules that have one electron too much or too little so unstable. Free radicals try to steal or give electrons to another molecule possesses, thereby changing their chemical structure.

When free radicals attack the molecule, the molecule is initially neutral radicals eventually be changed as well. This process causes a chain reaction that can cause cell destruction. 

ANTIOXIDANT

What it's Antioxidants? 

Antioxidants can be defined as a substance that can inhibit / slow down the oxidation process. Oxidation is a chemical reaction involving the type of binding oxygen, hydrogen release, or release electrons. The oxidation process is a natural event that occurs in nature and can occur everywhere, not least in our bodies.