Help for men suffering from prostate enlargement

Research recently published in the journal "Urology" showed that drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction also can relieve the symptoms of an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia). Benign prostatic hyperplasia affects about 50 percent of men older than 50. Symptoms include increased frequency of urination, urinary urgency, weak stream of urine, incomplete emptying of the bladder and an intermittent urinary stream. Existing medications can have side effects such as dizziness, low blood pressure and sexual dysfunction.The researchers, from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Northwestern University in Chicago and Lilly Research Laboratories, reported patients who received tadalafil were "more likely" to report an improvement in their symptoms with relatively few side effects.

Source: Reuters

Mom was right -- eat your carrots

Apart from granting good looks and outstanding taste to salads, carrots are also are recommended by doctors for a variety of reasons. Originated in Asia as an edible root vegetable, carrots in raw form and carrot juice are deemed to provide impressive health benefits:

Powerhouse of nutrients: Carrots are endowed with proteins, fats, carbohydrates, calcium, iron, vitamins B1, B2, B6, C and K, fiber, potassium, biotin, niacin, riboflavin and thiamine.

Sexual disorders: Carrots are helpful in providing treatments for a number of sexual disorders such as impotency and erectile dysfunction.

Eye sight: Carrots are considered as good treatments for night blindness and other problems related to eyesight.

Cancer: Carrots provide antioxidants such as beta-carotene and alpha-carotene.

Blood pressure: Carrots help maintain an appropriate level of cholesterol in the body, keeping blood pressure at a desirable level.

Diarrhea: Carrots and their juice is considered a home remedy for treating diarrhea. It helps to kill the bacterial infection responsible for this unpleasant condition.

Source: Medpundit

Burn those calories

For those interested in burning more calories beyond exercising, Medpundit offers various everyday activities and the calories burned per minute while doing them.

Lying still/sleeping 1

Sitting, standing, reading, writing, playing cards, eating 1-1/2

Driving a car 2

Washing floors, ironing, sweeping 2

Gardening, weeding 5

Source: Medpundit