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A recent study has found that eating broccoli can protect the lungs from damage.
Researchers have discovered that a substance sulforaphane in broccoli increases
the activity of a gene (NRF2) responsible to lung health.


When toxins build up in lungs, this gene is responsible for activating the mechanisms that remove these toxins. Smokers and people who have a pulmonary disease, cells in the lungs are insufficiently protected by this gene.

By eating broccoli, the activity of NRF2 increases, helping to remove toxins from lung. In addition to this, broccoli has many other health benefits.  Broccoli has many basic nutrients such as vitamin C, A, Ca and fibers more than a well-known sources of these nutrients.

The same amount of broccoli has more vitamin C than orange and three
times more fiber than wheat bread. Broccoli also contains a number of potent
cancer-fighting substances such as sulforaphane and isothiocyanates.

These  chemicals  have been shown to stimulate the body's production of its own
cancer-fighting enzymes. If you don’t like broccoli, try broccoli sprouts.  They
contain up to 100 times more of these chemicals.

Why free radicals are harmful to our body? How our body can be prevented from damage caused by free radicals? To understand these questions we need to know at least some basic information about the structure and function of our body as well as some knowledge about chemical reactions. The body formation steps from the top can be presented this
way : body-cells-molecules-atoms. Atoms form molecules by sharing electrons and gain the maximum stability for the molecule. Molecules also can form another bigger molecule with chemical bonds.



Body's immune system,  radiation, UV light, high temperature, toxins, viruses, some chemical substances etc can split weak bonds and form an unstable molecules with
unpaired electrons - the free radicals. They may react quickly with any other compound
to gain stability by stealing electron and forming stable bond. Free radicals usually  attack the closest molecule which may become a new free radical if loses electron or may become unusably as a functional unit.

The filling of being undervalued by society makes retired people indifferent and lazy. Seniors usually have difficulty to operate computers and everything related to a new technology employment. With the age it becomes difficult to remember names, telephone numbers and various scheduled tasks including appointments with doctors etc. That’s because mind becomes inactive due to lost connections between neurons in the brain. It is always a challenge for seniors to understand a new ideas or concepts. The best way to keep mind active is to learn something new. The popular principle of “Use it or lose it” exactly matches this problem.

There are some ways to keep mind young and active for all ages including elderly. We can help seniors to get involved to social clubs, play games and puzzles, cards and music. There are numerous interactive videogames available online which are good for seniors. For instance Nintendo’s Brain Age is very good for stimulating seniors’ minds. Seniors like play games if they are encouraged to do that. Communicating and playing with people, seniors can maintain and improve their mental health. Especially when game and fun are paralleled that helps a lot.

To maintain our body temperature, brain function, voluntary and involuntary muscle activity we need to get energy (calories). Daily norm of calories depends on age, gender, and physical activities. For instance 19 year old male needs in average 3000 calories a day while female needs 2000, assuming both having the same level of physical activity.

 Food is a mixture of carbohydrates, fat, proteins, vitamins, minerals and fibers derived from plants, animals, fungus and fermented products. For proper function, growth, repair and heal our body needs these components in appropriate proportions.

Healthy eating is keeping proportions of nutrients and controlling the daily calories. There is no ideal or universal formula for that. If we want to look healthy we have to know the basics of healthy eating and observe the rules. Healthy eating can reduce the risk of many chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, osteoporoses, and different types of cancer. In addition, it can help regulate blood pressure and cholesterol.  

Our look is the main ingredient of our identity. Our face is the mirror of our inner feeling.  When young, we feel better and look better. With time the face undergoes some age-related changes such as appearance of wrinkles and lines around eyes, mouth, neck etc. Also, with the age, we become lazy to take care about ourselves, about our look. How to go back to the point of good look? IGoHealthySeniors.com website has an answer to this question. There are numerous online resources about improvement of one’s look. You need to objectively analyze your situation and choose appropriate “renovation” package. Beside this, it is very helpful that you spend your time completely on yourself at least once a month. To learn more visit: http://www.igohealthyseniors.com .