Research shows, babies respond to rhythm and tempo of the music and it is more interesting than words. Findings, based on studies in babies aged between five months and two years, show the baby may be born with a tendency to move rhythmically in response to music.

The study was conducted by Marcel Zentner, from the University of York’s Department of Psychology, and Tuomas Eerola, from the Finnish Center of Excellence in Interdisciplinary Music Research at the University of Jyvaskyla. The research was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.

In this study, babies was exposed to a variety of audio stimuli, including classical music, rhythmic beats and words. Their spontaneous movements was recorded by video and a 3D image capture technology and compared  at all the different stimuli. This research also involves a professional ballet dancer in order to analyze the extent to which babies adjust their movements to music.

“Our research shows that rhythm produced babies’ reaction to the baby instead of other forms of music such as melody. We also found that the better a child can synchronize movement with music, the more they smiled broadly. But still have to understand why humans have developed this particular trend,” Zentner said .

One possibility is that it is the target of natural selection for music or it has been developed for several other functions that had just happened to line the processional music, “he said.

Smoking is dangerous, not only because it deals with lung cancer, but also because smoking is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The cumulative consequences of tobacco should be a good reason to quit smoking.

Although you have been a smoker for a long time, various studies confirm, there will still be recovering damages from smoking before.

In a study of 1500 smokers, it is known that after a year of quitting smoking, there was improvement in the arteries caused by the inhalation of cigarette smoke. This means, the risk of coronary heart decrease.

Although smokers who are separated from the cigarette has experienced a slight increase in weight, about 4 kg, the good cholesterol in the blood increase as well, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Other studies have shown, after 15 years of quitting smoking, your risk for heart disease is almost the same as those who never smoked.

Risk to suffer from other diseases, such as bronchitis, emphysema, and cancer, are also reduced. In addition, you also will look and feel younger, more energetic than, more resistant, stronger, and your wrinkles diminish.

This is a series of body changes that will occur as soon as you decide to put down your cigarette 20 minutes ago. Change that are good for health will continue.

- 20 minutes after quitting smoking, heart rate decreased.

- 12 hours later, levels of carbon monoxide in the blood dropped to normal.

- Two weeks to 3 months after quitting, the risk of heart attack begin to drop. Lung function begins to improve.

- 1-9 months after quitting, complaining cough and difficulty of breathing began to decrease.

EXERCISE regularly is beneficial for your health and the fetus during pregnancy. Not only that, exercise during pregnancy also provide a great opportunity for you to continue it as part of a healthy lifestyle after your baby is born.

“Exercise during pregnancy helps women remain positive thinking in facing the stresses condition of pregnancy. Even women may have better power if she do exercise regularly,” said Rebecca Scritchfield, nutritionists, health, and fitness ACSM health fitness, as reported by Sheknows.

Study of exercise or exercise during pregnancy has been researched by many scientists in recent years. In August 2009, the findings reported in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, encouraging women to start a fitness program during pregnancy – even though not carried out regularly.

Two months later, in October 2009, a study of obstetrics & content reports that exercise during pregnancy can reduce the risk of excessive weight babies at birth. Which means, the exercise that you do also provide health benefit for the baby.

Ideal weight for deliver a baby

Exercise during pregnancy does not only control the fetal weight. “The exercise will fight fat (deposited in the body) which is useful when you’re trying to lose a little weight for the purpose of labor,” said John Williams, CEO of EVO Health & Nutraceuticals Inc..

Williams adds, manage your weight during pregnancy, help you ward off the threat of gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy).

Exercise during pregnancy needs adjustment

If you’re concerned with the safety of the fetus, there are simple exercises that you can do to strengthen abdominal muscles after the first trimester. But, you should avoid exercises that focus on the back.

Scritchfield suggested, ranging from low-intensity exercise to moderate to approximately one hour a day, but do not push yourself if you feel your body was not fit.

“The best exercise program is aerobic due to the strength and flexibility training. Actually, most sports can be done at all stages of pregnancy,” said Scritchfield.

So, what is the best exercise for pregnant women? Below you could find lists of useful exersices, as suggested by Scritchfield.

1. Cardio. Aerobic low to moderate intensity, such as walking, swimming, jogging in water, and riding a stationary bike beneficial for heart health, relieve stress, and keep your weight in pregnancy remains proportional.

2. Yoga. Prenatal yoga is taught by instructors with special training to include movements that help the process of birth, and to avoid contraindication position during pregnancy.

Talk to your doctor before starting a fitness routine, and listen to what he said about the situation. If you feel there is something wrong, stop the exercise.

The specialists from the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London looked at data from 7,524 civil servants between the ages of 35 and 55 during the period between 1985 and 1988. Those civil servants who said that they were bored were nearly 40% more likely to have died by the end of the study than those who said they were not.

It was also found that there was sufficient evidence that there is a link between heart disease and boredom.

But why do some people claim that they are bored to death?

* This may be due to the work they are doing being not challenging enough. They need to find something more challenging and stimulating to do at work or else they’ll really be bored to death.
* Sometimes boredom could be the result of depression. If you’re depressed, you usually lose interest in what you are doing. Depression interferes with your work, social and family life.
* People have too much time on their hands. These people include retirees and wealthy people with not very much to do to keep themselves occupied.
* People with high intelligence are grouped with people with average intelligence. Take the case of a very intelligent child being in the same class as children of average intelligence. The intelligent child picks up information very quickly and is ready to move on to a new topic. They are unable to move on because the rest of the class is still learning the topic. As a result the intelligent child very quickly gets bored with lessons.
* There is a lack of change in the environment. If you’ve been in the same environment for too long you’ll soon get bored with your surrounding.

Some people who are bored to death turn to drinking and smoking to combat their boredom. They get addicted to drinking, smoking and other drugs which are detrimental to their health.

Some of the ways to cure boredom are:

* If you find the work routine too repetitive and boring, speak to your manager and ask if the work of the department can be rotated. For example, if you work in the accounts department, one person may be dealing with the accounts receivable, another person may be dealing with accounts payable, yet another may be dealing with asset ledgers. If you’re dealing with only one area of the departmental work, then it will get rather boring after a while. You may feel that you can do the tasks blindfolded. It’s not challenging enough to keep you stimulated.A job rotation every 3 – 4 months will help to stimulate you and your colleagues because you look forward to doing something different when you rotate to another task within the department. The departmental workload is still done and it’s good for the department as you’ll be able to cover for each other during holiday period or when you or your colleague is on sick leave.
* Once you recognize the signs of depression and if you are bored as a result of it, you should ask for help and support. Speak to your family and friends and let them know what you’re going through. Tell them you need their support and understanding. Don’t shut them out as your depression might get worse in isolation.The signs of depression include feelings of helplessness, feeling bored with daily activities, feeling tired and physically drained, change in the sleep pattern or appetite and having problems with their concentration.
* If you have too much time on your hands, you can sign up as a volunteer worker. There are many charitable organisations looking for the services of volunteers. You’ll feel great within yourself knowing your contribution has helped to make the lives of other people better.
* If you feel bored because you’re not in the right learning group, make a request to get transferred to a more advance learning group. You may have been accidentally put to a beginner’s class instead of an intermediate or advanced class. You may be happy and feel that the pace of this class is well within your comfort zone but the price you’ve to pay for this comfort is boredom.
* If you’re bore with your environment, make changes to it. If you’re bored with the colour of your room, change it to a different colour to please your senses. If you’re bored with your surrounding, take a short break from your surrounding. Go away for a few days and visit your relative or friend in another location.

Boredom is a state of mind and should be tackled as soon as possible. The mind needs to be challenged and stimulated before you’re bored to death. A change in your lifestyle can also open up new interests to keep you from being bored

The most common type of heart attack is caused by a coronary thrombosis, which occurs when a clot (thrombus) blocks one or more of the blood vessels that nourish the heart muscle. As a result of the lack of blood, part of the muscle may be damaged, and its ability to contract may be lost. This is known as a myocardial infarction. If the infarct is small and the electrical impulses that control the heart’s contractions (beats) are not disturbed, chances for recovery are excellent.

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary thrombosis is one of the manifestations of coronary artery disease. As we grow older, our blood vessels tend to lose their elasticity, a process known as arteriosclerosis. The arteries may also become narrowed or clogged with deposits of fatty material called atheromas, a condition called atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is progressive and usually does not produce symptoms until there is significant blockage in the blood flow. Sometimes, in fact, the first symptom of this heart disease is a heart attack.

Although the specific cause of atherosclerosis is not known, it has been found that certain risk factors help in identifying population groups that are more likely to develop it. Three major risk factors are high levels of cholesterol and other blood fats, high blood pressure (hypertension) and cigarette smoking. Others include diabetes, obesity, a sedentary life style, aging, being male and heredity.

Atherosclerosis begins forming as a fatty streak on the inner wall of an artery, usually at its branching-out point, and disturbs the smooth flow of blood. As patches of fatty tissue build up, the inner wall becomes narrower, which inhibits blood flow in a more significant way. An artery continues to narrow as the tissue buildup progresses, and in time, the fatty deposit becomes a hard mass of fatty tissue with a tough outer lining of cells – a plaque. As plaques spread and thicken, they erode the wall of the artery, which interferes with blood flow and makes it increasingly turbulent. This turbulence may trigger the blood to form a clot (thrombus), partially or completely blocking the artery. Further, a fragment of the clot (embolus) may be carried by the bloodstream and block an artery at some distant, narrower point.

Heart attacks sometimes occur in people with little or no coronary artery disease. Some experts believe that a spasm or sudden constriction of the coronary artery may be the cause of these heart attacks. It appears that a spasm may occur in a coronary artery that is totally free of atherosclerosis (as well as in one that is heavily affected by that condition), and this would explain why many people suffer angina and other cardiac problems without any evidence of underlying blockage in the arteries.

Symptoms of a Heart Attack

A heart attack can come on gradually, preceded by several attacks of angina over days, weeks, months or even years. (Angina is the name given to the chest pain that arises when the muscular wall of the heart is temporarily deprived of sufficient oxygen.) But a heart attack may also occur without any apparent warning, and in people who have never previously experienced any chest pain.

Typically, the pain of a heart attack is a sensation of constriction in the central chest area; it may vary in intensity from a feeling of tightness to one of agonizing crushing or bursting. The pain may be continuous, or it may last a few minutes, fade and then recur. It commonly spreads to the back, jaw and left arm. Although a heart attack may be precipitated by physical or emotional stress, the pain, unlike that of angina, does not subside when the stress ceases.

Pain is commonly accompanied by shortness of breath, sweating, nausea, dizziness and pallor. (Some people experience a heart attack without any of these symptoms. This is known as a “silent” infarct, which may be confirmed by changes in an electrocardiogram or certain other hospital tests.)

A Medical Emergency

Most deaths from heart attack occur within minutes to hours after the onset of symptoms. Therefore, when sudden and severe chest pain occurs, an ambulance should be called immediately and the individual taken to a hospital. Denying that these symptoms represent a life-threatening illness may cause a delay that could be fatal.

One of the major cause of death from coronary thrombosis is the development of abnormal heart rhythms in the hours immediately following the attack. Emergency treatment, therefore, concentrates on stabilizing the heart rhythm, as well as on relieving pain and preventing shock.

In the hospital’s intensive-care or cardiac-care unit, the rate and rhythm of the heart will be continuously monitored by an electrocardiograph machine. Blood tests to detect enzymes released from the heart aid in assessing the infarct further and various medications may be given. Mood changes and feelings of apprehension are very common following a heart attack, and a mild tranquilizer is often given to the patient.

Depending on the severity of the attack, the patient may be allowed out of bed within three or four days and be discharged after two weeks. Bed rest for more than a short time should be avoided, where possible, because it results in a rapid loss of the body’s muscle tone and in increased heart rate on exertion. Physical activity is gradually increased and most patients are able to return to their full range of normal activity within a few months.

Long-Term Treatment

Depending on such factors as the patient’s age and general physical condition, and the extent of the heart damage, a variety of different approaches may be taken to deal with the underlying coronary artery disease and to reduce the possibility of another heart attack.

Changes in life style. A number of steps can be taken to prevent or slow down the progression of heart disease. These include stopping smoking, exercising regularly and adopting a low-cholesterol diet.

Drug treatment. The use of drugs depends upon the nature of the heart attack and underlying coronary disease. Antihypertensive drugs may be prescribed to lower the blood pressure. Other drugs may be given to improve heart function, prevent chest pain or lower the level of blood cholesterol.

Other treatments A number of other treatments, including coronary bypass surgery, are available. Obviously, their use depends upon individual needs.