AUB Health: 15 Health Benefits Of Eating Apples

I know you must have heard "An Apple a day keeps the doctor away", well that's not just an adage, it's a fact. Better health could be as easy as reaching for the fruit bowl for some apples next time you need a snack
What makes apples so great?
In 2004, USDA scientists investigated over 100 foods to measure their antioxidant concentration per serving size. Two apples—Red Delicious and Granny Smith—ranked 12th and 13th respectively. Antioxidants are disease-fighting compounds. Scientists believe these compounds help prevent and repair oxidation damage that happens during normal cell activity. Apples are also full of a fibre called pectin—a medium-sized apple contains about 4 grams of fibre. Pectin is classed as a soluble, fermentable and viscous fibre, a combination that gives it a huge list of health benefits.
1. Reduce cholesterolThe soluble fibre found in apples binds with fats in the intestine, which translates into lower cholesterol levels and a healthier you. Continue...

AUB Health: 23 Amazing Health Benefits Of Onions

In case you don't know, onions are very important for health. Onion is a daily must have which helps you stay away from many infections and diseases. If you are sick and you are looking for a quick heal medicine, then onions are your best option.

The pungent odour might keep you away from onions but they are totally worth it. They can be cooked in almost all the recipes and can be consumed very easily. Onions are loaded with many chemicals which keep you away from illness and also make you glow due to its detoxification properties. Below are a few well known health benefits of onions.

AUB Health: 5 Amazing Foods That Kills Your Sex Life!

While we know that dark chocolate and almonds are great aphrodisiac, there are certain foods that can have just the opposite effect on your mood. It is important for you to know about the foods that can naturally ruin your sex-drive and harm your reproductive health as well. So, take a look at some such foods that you should strike-off from your menu, when you are in the mood to spice-up your sexual appetite!

1. Artificial Sweeteners
Artificial sweeteners contain aspartame, an ingredient that causes trouble for your body’s happy hormone (serotonin), without which your mood and libido tends to suffer. Not only this, aspartame has other side effects as well, such as headaches, irritation, anxiety disorders and insomnia. So, next time when you are out getting your groceries, pick up some natural sweeteners like honey or jaggery, to keep your health and sex life on right track.

 2. Corn flakes
The anti-aphrodisiac qualities of corn flakes might come as a surprise to many. Did you know that Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, made this cereal as a part of a bland diet to lower people’s sex drive? So, whether you are planning a romantic breakfast in bed or a quick snack before your bed-time, it is best to stay away from corn flakes.

AUB Health: The Dirtiest Things You Touch Every Day

1. Money
Everybody loves money, but nobody loves the germs that comes along with it! Yuck. From the Ralphs cashier to the business executive’s office to the homeless man on the street, there’s an enormous amount of bacteria on every buckaroo in your pocket. Dr. Darlington, the Health Commissioner of New York, found 135,000 bacteria from washing one bill and 126,000 from another. The way to tackle this problem is easy: wash your hands.

2. Light Switch
Somebody’s got to do it, and usually it’s the last person in the room. So pack up your things quick and get out of there because turning off the light switch in a public area is just about the nastiest task anyone can be assigned to do, besides counting rolls of money (refer to #1). All the itty bitty germs love swirling around on the plastic switch that’s touched by millions of dirty fingers over the years add up to about 217 bacteria/square inch. According to a local restroom sanitation glossary, that’s what you’d call a common contact point where germs are transmitted. Clorox wipe, anyone?

 3. Computer Keyboard
The computer’s your friend (except when it freezes on you in the most pivotal moments of life) but its accompanying keyboard is a nemesis thriving with germs. In a study from a British consumer group in 2009, 33 computer keyboards were randomly sampled and out of these tested four were considered a health hazard. One was even discovered to have more bacteria than your average toilet. The only way to clean (or delete) this pile of cooties is to spray the keyboard with a can of compressed air and wipe with a cloth dipped in mild detergent.

4. Cell Phones
Forget the dog. Cell phones are a modern (wo)man’s best friend. Heck, the average person probably touches, taps, or strokes their or her cell phone more times than they pet their neglected pooch at home. New research from the United Kingdom show that mobile phones are a technological petri dish for tens and thousands of germs, mainly due to the heat that they generate as well as the bacteria it shares with your hands and face. Next time, consider an anti-microbial coating for your phone or frequent anti-bacterial wipe-downs. Or sterile rubber gloves every time you touch or use your phone, always disposing of them in a furnace immediately afterward. Continue...

AUB Health: How To Prevent Cholera In Case It Breaks Out Around You

If you have been reading the news lately, you must have learnt that there have been outbreaks of cholera in a state in the South-West while  many have been infected in the northern parts of the country. In fact, since 1972, the country has, at one point or the other, battled seasonal outbreaks of this water-borne disease.

Is cholera a disease you should worry about? Yes, because it is an intestinal infection and could be scary, especially in children whose antibodies are not yet strong enough to fight off the infection like adults.

Worse still, among adults and kids alike, cholera can lead to death in severe cases in less than 72 hours.

Most people get cholera from drinking impure water or eating food contaminated with a type of bacteria called Vibrio cholera.

According to experts on medicine.com, an infected person will be excreting watery diarrhoea and vomiting frequently, making people who have it get dehydrated quickly. When dehydration is severe, it can cause serious health problems if it’s not treated. The person may develop seizures and kidney failure. People who don’t get the proper medical treatment may even die.